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What the Little Woodpecker sounds like
ID tip
The little woodpecker is about 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 24 to 37 g (0.85 to 1.3 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males of the nominate subspecies passerinus have a red forehead, crown, and nape with dark feather bases showing through. The female is grayish olive-brown with indistinct white spots where the male is red. Adults of both sexes have a mostly dark brownish-olive face with pale barring on the chin and throat. Their upperparts are mostly bronzy olive-green with red feather tips, and pale barring on the rump.
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When to see the Little Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Little Woodpecker
The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Little Woodpecker
The little woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, Suriname, and Uruguay.
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Easily confused with
White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogasterThe white-spotted woodpecker is 16 to 19.5 cm (6.3 to 7.7 in) long and weighs 35 to 45 g (1.2 to 1.6 oz).
Checkered WoodpeckerVeniliornis mixtusThe checkered woodpecker is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 30 to 37 g (1.1 to 1.3 oz).
Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignariusThe striped woodpecker is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 35 to 39 g (1.2 to 1.4 oz).
Side by side: Little Woodpecker vs Rufous Woodpecker · Little Woodpecker vs White-spotted Woodpecker · Checkered Woodpecker vs Little Woodpecker · Little Woodpecker vs Striped Woodpecker
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