About the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
The crimson-bellied woodpecker is a species of bird in the subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and oddly enough, Minnesota and Southern Iowa.
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The crimson-bellied woodpecker is 33 to 34 cm (13 to 13 in) long and weighs 225 to 250 g (7.9 to 8.8 oz). Both sexes have a red forehead, crown, nape, and hindneck, a thin black line above the eye, a thin buff supercilium behind the eye, a wider black band from the nares through the eye to the red of the nape, and a black chin and throat. Males have a buff band between the black eye band and chin; on females the rear of the band extends down the side of the neck to the upper breast.
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What the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker sounds like
Where the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Bolivia.
When to see the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Cream-backed WoodpeckerCampephilus leucopogonThe 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).
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.
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