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The scarlet-backed woodpecker is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 23 to 33 g (0.81 to 1.2 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adults of both sexes of the nominate subspecies have a generally grayish brown and white face. Males are red from forehead to nape with black tips on many feathers. The female is entirely black there. Both sexes' upperparts are brownish-scarlet. Their flight feathers are dark brown with redder secondaries and tertials. Voice: The scarlet-backed woodpecker's most common call is "a rattle, 1-2 seconds long". It also makes a "sharp 'ki-dik', sometimes in short fast series."
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When to see the Scarlet-backed 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 Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
The scarlet-backed woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Red-stained WoodpeckerVeniliornis affinisThe red-stained woodpecker is about 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 32 to 44 g (1.1 to 1.6 oz).
Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignusThe yellow-vented woodpecker is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 35 to 46 g (1.2 to 1.6 oz).
Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifronsThe yellow-eared woodpecker is about 15 cm (5.9 in) long.
Side by side: Red-rumped Woodpecker vs Scarlet-backed Woodpecker · Red-stained Woodpecker vs Scarlet-backed Woodpecker · Scarlet-backed Woodpecker vs Yellow-vented Woodpecker
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