Learn what every symbol on the card means.Full credits and sources at beakbrain.com/symbols
ShrublandCavity nestSmall · 34 g
ID tip
The 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). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adults of both sexes have a black forehead and crown, a blackish hindneck, and a generally white face with a blackish stripe back and down from the eye and a black malar stripe. Males have some streaks or spots on the crown and a red to orange-red nape. The female's nape is black where the male's is red and its crown usually is solid black. Voice: The striped woodpecker makes a loud "peek" and also a "trill as long-distance call".
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
When to see the Striped 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 Striped Woodpecker
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Striped Woodpecker
The striped woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
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).
Red-rumped WoodpeckerVeniliornis kirkiiThe red-rumped woodpecker is about 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 30 to 42 g (1.1 to 1.5 oz).
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).
Side by side: Little Woodpecker vs Striped Woodpecker · Striped Woodpecker vs White-spotted Woodpecker · Checkered Woodpecker vs Striped Woodpecker · Red-rumped Woodpecker vs Striped Woodpecker
Learn the Striped Woodpecker in the BeakBrain App
Photo and call practice. Coming soon to iPhone and Android.
Play today's Daily BirdEvery photo and recording on this page is credited to its author under the licence shown. Spotted a problem with this page, or have a better photo? Contribute.