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| + | [[Image:Cream-backed_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />Pampa del Indio PP, Chaco, [[Argentina]], 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Campephilus|Campephilus]] leucopogon | ;[[:Category:Campephilus|Campephilus]] leucopogon | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Black body | *Black body | ||
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*Males have dark eyerings | *Males have dark eyerings | ||
*Large raised red crest | *Large raised red crest | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in dry woodlands of north-central [[Bolivia]] to northern [[Argentina]] and south-eastern [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]] and adjacent [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]]. |
| + | [[Image:d09_0347.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br />[[Chaco National Park]], [[Chaco]], [[Argentina]], January 2009]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
| − | + | Subspecies ''C. l. major'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry forests. | Dry forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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The diet mainly includes tree ants; fruit and other insects are also taken. | The diet mainly includes tree ants; fruit and other insects are also taken. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Campephilus+leucopogon}} | {{GSearch|Campephilus+leucopogon}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Cream-backed_Woodpecker}} | ||
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Revision as of 00:52, 5 March 2011
- Campephilus leucopogon
Identification
- Black body
- Cream yellow back
- Darker tail and wingtips
- Males have dark eyerings
- Large raised red crest
Distribution
South America: found in dry woodlands of north-central Bolivia to northern Argentina and south-eastern Brazil, Uruguay and adjacent Brazil and Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Subspecies C. l. major is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Dry forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet mainly includes tree ants; fruit and other insects are also taken.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- Avianweb
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cream-backed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cream-backed_Woodpecker
External Links
