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The grey-crowned woodpecker is 19.5 to 21 cm (7.7 to 8.3 in) long and weighs about 65 g (2.3 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adult males have a light gray crown and nape. They are pale brownish buff on their lores and sides of the head, sometimes with indistinct grayish bars. They have a wide red stripe below the brownish buff and a dull white chin and upper throat; the last has dull grayish bars. Adult females have no red on their head.
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When to see the Grey-crowned Woodpecker
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-crowned Woodpecker
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-crowned Woodpecker
The grey-crowned woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to western Mexico.
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Easily confused with
Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisThe black-necked woodpecker is 26 to 27 cm (10 to 11 in) long and weighs 73 to 90 g (2.6 to 3.2 oz).
Fernandina's FlickerColaptes fernandinaeFernandina's flicker is a medium-sized woodpecker, ranging in length from 14–15 in (36–38 cm).
Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaThe Andean flicker is about 32 cm (13 in) long.
Side by side: Andean Flicker vs Grey-crowned Woodpecker
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