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Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

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Photographed at Del Valle Park in Livermore, CA.

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3 Comments

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

This is a female Acorn woodpecker! The adult male has a red cap starting at the forehead, and females have a black area between the forehead and the cap.
I got one too in Colombia :)

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/548...

JVM
JVM 12 years ago

Beautiful! I used to visit Del Valle Park!

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Super! Awesome photos!

MelanieHofmann
Spotted by
MelanieHofmann

Livermore, California, USA

Spotted on May 28, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011

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