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Picoides stricklandi

[edit] Identification

18cm. Brown on top, dark rump, white underparts speckled with many brown spots, three white bars on their wings, two white stripes across the face, white bar on their neck; males have a red patch on the nape of their head which is lacking on females.

[edit] Distribution

South-central Mexico.

[edit] Taxonomy

The former subspecies arizonae and fraterculus are now accepted as full species, Arizona Woodpecker. Therefore this species is monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Pine forests and mixed pine-oak slopes at heights of about 4,500 to 7,000 feet.

[edit] Behaviour

They nest in a cavity excavated from a dead tree trunk. 3-4 white eggs are laid on a bed of wood chips.

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