About the Bar-bellied Woodpecker
The bar-bellied woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The bar-bellied woodpecker is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 39 to 46 g (1.4 to 1.6 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adults of both sexes of the nominate subspecies have a mostly dark olive-brown face with thin white stripes behind and below the eye. Males are red from forehead to nape with black feather bases showing through. The female has a black crown and a golden nape. Both sexes' mantle and back are dark olive with a bronze tinge and faint paler bars on their rump and uppertail coverts. Voice: The bar-bellied woodpecker sings infrequently, "up to c. 25 high-pitched 'kee' notes, rising before dropping". It also makes "soft 'chik', and high descending 'kzzrr'" notes.
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What the Bar-bellied Woodpecker sounds like
Where the Bar-bellied Woodpecker lives
When to see the Bar-bellied Woodpecker
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Dot-fronted WoodpeckerVeniliornis frontalisThe dot-fronted woodpecker is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs 30 to 40 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz).
Golden-collared WoodpeckerVeniliornis cassiniThe golden-collared woodpecker is about 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs about 24 to 38 g (0.85 to 1.3 oz).
Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifronsThe yellow-eared woodpecker is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long.
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