crimson-crested woodpecker
campephilus melanoleucos latin

The male Crimson-crested Woodpecker is quite different with its almost entirely red head.

Crimson-crested Woodpeckers chip out holes, often quite large, while searching out insects in trees.

A crimson-crested woodpecker, energetically drilling a fallen trunk, caught and transferred her gaze.

In most of its range, it is most likely confused with the Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos), which has a similar plumage and size.

The Crimson-crested Woodpecker somewhat resembles the Pileated Woodpecker of North America, but may be confused in its own range with the Lineated Woodpecker.

The Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Panama south to northern border regions of Argentina, and on Trinidad.

In most of its range, it is most likely confused with the Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos), which has a similar plumage and size.

The Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) is a very large woodpecker which is a resident breeding bird from Panama south to northern border regions of Argentina, and on Trinidad.