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Chilean Flicker vs Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Chilean Flicker (Colaptes pitius)

Chilean Flicker

Colaptes pitius

Medium159 gWoodland

The Chilean flicker is about 30 cm (12 in) long and weighs 100 to 163 g (3.5 to 5.7 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adult males are dark slate gray from forehead to nape; the last occasionally has a hint of red. They are buffish from their lores around the eye to the nape with fine black or black and red spots on the malar area that show as a diffuse patch. Their chin and throat are buffish white with black spots on the lower throat. Adult females have a buffish malar area with no spots and never any red on the nape. Voice: The Chilean flicker's vocalizations include "long 'wic wic wic' series", a "whistled variable 'kwee', singly or in series", and a "week-a, week-a".

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Photo: Ben Tubby · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii)

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Colaptes rivolii

Medium102 gForest

The crimson-mantled woodpecker is 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long and weighs 85 to 112 g (3.0 to 4.0 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. r. rivolii have a red crown. Their face is mostly pale yellow with a dark red malar stripe and a black chin and throat. Adult females have a black crown and malar stripe. Both sexes have a crimson red nape and mantle; their rump and uppertail coverts are black. Their wings are bronzy red and their tail is black.

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Sonogram of the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, drumming · Azuay: upper Yunguilla Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0

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