About the Lita Woodpecker
The Lita woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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The Lita woodpecker is about 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long. Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males are red from forehead to hindneck and very widely on the malar (cheek); the rest of the face is golden-yellow. The female has red only on the nape and malar but is otherwise the same as the male. Adults of both sexes have a dusky olive chin and throat that appear blackish at a distance. Their upperparts are olive-yellow to bronze-green with a slightly darker rump. Voice: The Lita woodpecker makes "issing 'shreeyr' or 'peessh'" calls that are very similar to those of other Piculus woodpeckers.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Stripe-cheeked WoodpeckerPiculus callopterusThe stripe-cheeked woodpecker is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long.
White-throated WoodpeckerPiculus leucolaemusThe white-throated woodpecker is about 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long and weighs about 69 g (2.4 oz).
Yellow-browed WoodpeckerPiculus aurulentusThe yellow-browed woodpecker is 21 to 22 cm (8.3 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 22 to 68 g (0.78 to 2.4 oz).
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