Crimson-bellied Woodpecker (Campephilus haematogaster) | Photos, Calls and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

ForestMedium · 237 g

What the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker sounds like

Sonogram of the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Oliver Komar · Call · Darién Province (Boca de Cupe Trail to Cana, just south of the "Río Grande (Tuira)" crossing)., Panama · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Oliver Komar · Drumming · Darién Province, near Cana, Panama · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

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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When to see the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Peru Colombia Panama

Recorded as a rare visitor in Bolivia.

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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Easily confused with

Splendid WoodpeckerCampephilus splendensThe splendid woodpecker is 33 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) long and weighs 225 to 250 g (7.9 to 8.8 oz).

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).

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