Cream-backed Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by Fritz73
Pampa del Indio PP, Chaco, Argentina, 2004

Campephilus leucopogon

Identification

28–30 cm (11-11¾ in)

• Black body
• Cream yellow back
• Darker tail and wingtips
• Males have dark eyerings and black and white spot over ear-coverts
• Large raised red crest

Distribution

Female
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Reserva Natural de Tiempo Libre, Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina, October 2019

South America: found in dry woodlands of north-central Bolivia through Paraguay to northern Argentina, Uruguay and south-eastern Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Subspecies C. l. major is generally considered invalid^[2].

Habitat

Humid to dry Sierran Chocó forest observed at heights around 918-1,250 m. Also in savanna, pastures with copses and groves.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists mostly of beetle larva, foraged from tall trees and fallen logs.

Breeding

They excavate a nest hole about 6-8 m up a tree or palm.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Winkler, H. & Christie, D.A. (2020). Cream-backed Woodpecker (Campephilus leucopogon). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/56299 on 7 February 2020)
4. Avianweb

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cream-backed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cream-backed_Woodpecker

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