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Chestnut-colored woodpecker

Celeus castaneus

Notes:

From googling it looks like a chestnut-colored woodpecker, but it doesn't have a red cheek patch so I don't know for sure - perhaps a youngster? I don't usually put anything on the feeder, haven't for many months, but today I put some papaya out and he showed up right away.

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13 Comments

nosarasue
nosarasue 9 years ago

I planted a couple of stalks of wild ginger last year, now it is a healthy clump and these woodpeckers just love it! There is a pair now, and they feed regularly on the wild ginger.

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 10 years ago

beautiful!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Wonderful one!

No, we do not have them here, looks like they like it lower and I am 900 meters up, I will go see them for sure, they are gorgeous.
Here I have lots of Linieted Woodpeckers, Dryocopus lineatus and Hoffmann's Woodpecker, Melanerpes hoffmannii some others.

nosarasue
nosarasue 10 years ago

Looks like only the east side... http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/10060...

nosarasue
nosarasue 10 years ago

Hi Gilma, I see you're in Alajuela - you might not have them there, but if you're ever in Tortuguero drop by and see this one! cheerio

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

From googling a bit, I think that this is the female bird and that's why there isn't that very red ear patch: http://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/por...

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 10 years ago

The female does not have the red patch on the cheek - I think you have the ID correct. Fantastic bird!

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 10 years ago

Love It!

That 2nd picture is beautiful!!
I have never seen anything like it, did not even knew we have them, thanks for sharing, nosarasue.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Very nice!

JanineLingTurner
JanineLingTurner 10 years ago

you must be very honored.

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

Absolutely beautiful. I like your second photo most!

nosarasue
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nosarasue

Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 25, 2013
Submitted on Oct 25, 2013

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