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Red-rumped Woodpecker (male)
Stanley Jones

Red-rumped Woodpecker (male) (Veniliornis kirkii)

Red-rumped Woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii subsp. neglectus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
Location
Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre.
Date taken
February 2015
Scientific name
Veniliornis kirkii
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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A great back view showing his red rump... think you nailed the ID OK Stanley;)

What a super find for you too - quite the Gallery rarity this one - many thanks my friend.
 
mags1967
you amaze me with your birds stanley.awesome bird and super capture.many tfs.all the best margaret.
 
Pappa Smurf
What a great name for this bird and a great capture to boot Stanley. Three excellent posts today.
 
ducbucln
Wow, this is a beautiful woody!! Well done, hope you have more pics of this one!

Vicki
 

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