About the Cream-backed Woodpecker
The cream-backed woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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The cream-backed woodpecker is 28 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long and weighs 203 to 281 g (7.2 to 9.9 oz). Adult males have a crest; their head, crest, and neck are entirely red but for a small black and white spot on the ear coverts. Adult females have a longer crest than males and do not have the covert spot. They have a creamy band from the bill to the ear coverts with black above it that surrounds the eye and extends along the front of the crest, and also a thinner black line below the creamy band. The rest of their head is red and their neck is black.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Robust WoodpeckerCampephilus robustusThe robust woodpecker is 32 to 37 cm (13 to 15 in) long and weighs 230 to 294 g (8.1 to 10 oz).
Magellanic WoodpeckerCampephilus magellanicusThe Magellanic woodpecker is 36 to 45 cm (14 to 18 in) in length.
Guayaquil WoodpeckerCampephilus gayaquilensisThe Guayaquil woodpecker is 32 to 34 cm (13 to 13 in) long and weighs 230 to 253 g (8.1 to 8.9 oz).
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