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The pale-billed woodpecker is 35.5 to 38 cm (14 to 15 in) long. The nominate subspecies C. g. guatemalensis weighs 263 to 282 g (9.3 to 9.9 oz) and subspecies C. g. regius weighs 205 to 244 g (7.2 to 8.6 oz). Both sexes of the nominate subspecies have black upperparts from nape to rump. They have vertical white or buffy white stripes on the sides of their neck that continue onto their back and nearly or fully form a "V". Their tail is dull brown with dull olive-brown on the underside of the outer feathers.
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When to see the Pale-billed Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pale-billed Woodpecker
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Pale-billed Woodpecker
The pale-billed woodpecker is a species of woodpecker of the genus Campephilus. It is found from Mexico to Panama.
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Easily confused with
Crimson-crested WoodpeckerCampephilus melanoleucosThe crimson-crested woodpecker is 33 to 36 cm (13 to 14 in) long and weighs 225 to 281 g (7.9 to 9.9 oz).
Red-necked WoodpeckerCampephilus rubricollisThe red-necked woodpecker is about 30 to 35 cm (12 to 14 in) long and weighs 178 to 236 g (6.3 to 8.3 oz).
Powerful WoodpeckerCampephilus pollensThe powerful woodpecker is about 32 cm (13 in) long.
Side by side: Crimson-crested Woodpecker vs Pale-billed Woodpecker · Pale-billed Woodpecker vs Red-necked Woodpecker · Pale-billed Woodpecker vs Powerful Woodpecker
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