This is a male with red mustache and forehead. The large red crest is strikingly pointed in this species. These large showy woodpeckers prefer forest edge and clearings. They are more closely related to the Pileated Woodpecker of the United States and Canada than they are to the similar looking Pale-billed Woodpecker which overlaps its range but prefers to stay within the forest. Five subspecies are recognized. Belize birds are the race D. l. similis characterized by pale (not dark) bill and buffy underparts as seen here.
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