- Campephilus melanoleucos
Identification
It is identified by the white stripe running down the side of its neck and forming a V on its black back. Its underparts are buff barred with black. The male has an almost totally red head with a black and white spot on the cheek while the female has the broad white stripe extending from the side of the neck across the cheek to the bill.
Distribution
Panama to Argentina (east of the Andes).
Taxonomy
There are 3 subspecies.
Habitat
Forests and more open woodland.
Behaviour
Two white eggs are laid in a nest hole is in a dead tree and incubated by both sexes.
Crimson-crested Woodpeckers chip out holes, often quite large, while searching out insects in trees. They mainly eat insects, including beetle larvae, with some berries.
