- Dryobates stricklandi
Identification
18–19 cm (7-7½ in)
Male
- Buff nasal tufts
- Blackish-brown forehead, crown and hindneck
- Red nape
- Broad white strip behind eye
- Dark brown upper lores
- White underparts, heavily spotted
- Three white wing bars
Female similar, but lacks red nape
Distribution
Coniferous forests of eastern Mexico (Michoacán to west-central Veracruz)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].<br
Formerly treated conspecific with Arizona Woodpecker.
Placed in genus Leuconotopicus by Gill and Donsker. Formerly included in genus Picoides
Habitat
Temperate coniferous forests and mixed pine-oak slopes at heights around 4,500 to 7,000 feet.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, particularly beetle larvae, with the addition of some fruit and seeds.
They usually feed alone, but will join mixed species feeding flocks.
Breeding
They nest in a cavity excavated from a dead tree trunk. The clutch consists of 3-4 white eggs which are laid on a bed of wood chips. There is little other information.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Strickland's Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Strickland%27s_Woodpecker
