About the Smoky-brown Woodpecker
The smoky-brown woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
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The smoky-brown woodpecker is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 31 to 50 g (1.1 to 1.8 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males are red from forehead to nape with dark feather bases showing through. The female's forehead to nape is dark brown with an olive tinge and occasionally some white speckles. Adults of both sexes of the nominate subspecies fumigatus have a mostly olive-brown face with whitish lores, a thin white supercilium, and a black "moustache" with a thin white line above it.
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What the Smoky-brown Woodpecker sounds like
Where the Smoky-brown Woodpecker lives
When to see the Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Arizona WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus arizonaeArizona woodpeckers are nearly identical to Strickland's woodpeckers, growing to be about 7 to 8 inches (18 to 20 cm) in length.
White-headed WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus albolarvatusIt has a black body (approximately 20 cm (7.9 in) long) and white head.
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealisThe red-cockaded woodpecker is small- to mid-sized species, being intermediate in size between North America's two most widespread woodpeckers (the downy and hairy woodpeckers).
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