About the Ringed Woodpecker
The ringed woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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The ringed woodpecker is 26 to 29 cm (10 to 11 in) long. The nominate subspecies C. t. torquatus weighs 107 to 124 g (3.8 to 4.4 oz) and C. t. occidentalis weighs 122 to 135 g (4.3 to 4.8 oz); weight data are lacking for C. t. tinnunculus. Both sexes of all subspecies have a pale cinnamon head with a rufous tinge and a moderately bushy crest. The sexes differ only on their faces: Adult males of all subspecies have a red patch from the malar area to under the ear coverts, and sometimes have some red elsewhere on the head; females have no red on the head.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubrisThe pale-crested woodpecker is about 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long.
Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceusThe ochre-backed woodpecker is about 25 to 27 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long.
Variable WoodpeckerCeleus undatusThe waved woodpecker is about 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10.2 in) long and weighs 61 to 87 g (2.2 to 3.1 oz).
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