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The 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). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males have a buffy to olive forehead, a blackish brown crown with very narrow red streaks, and an olive-green hindneck. The female has an olive-brown crown with fine white spots. Adults of both sexes have a mostly brownish face with a thin white supercilium, a thin white "moustache", and white speckles throughout. Their upperparts are mostly olive-green with yellowish to white feather edges that view as bars.
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When to see the White-spotted 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 White-spotted Woodpecker
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-spotted Woodpecker
The white-spotted woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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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).
Striped WoodpeckerVeniliornis lignariusThe 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).
Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinusThe little woodpecker is about 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 24 to 37 g (0.85 to 1.3 oz).
Side by side: Little Woodpecker vs White-spotted Woodpecker · Checkered Woodpecker vs White-spotted Woodpecker · Striped Woodpecker vs White-spotted Woodpecker
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