Pale-billed Woodpecker
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Campephilus guatemalensis )
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pale-billed woodpecker, Cayo, Belize
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BIRD FACTS
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Description
The Pale-billed Woodpecker is a large woodpecker with pale bill. The male has a red head and red crest. The female has a red head and black crest. The wings and back are mainly black. The throat is black and the underside is white with heavy bold bars. There is a white line down each side of the neck continuing over the shoulders to the back. The Pale-billed Woodpecker resembles the Lineated Woodpecker, but is larger.
Size
length 37cm
Environment
rainforest, semi-open woodland.
Food
Pale-billed Woodpeckers dig holes in trees to locate insects. Eats mainly beetle larvae, and some berries and fruit.
Breeding
Nests in tree hole about 3m - 30m above ground. Lays two white eggs.
Range
northern Mexico to western Panama.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Piciformes | | Family: | Picidae | | Genus: | Campephilus | | Species: | guatemalensis | | Common Name: | Pale-billed Woodpecker |
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