- Chrysocolaptes festivus
Identification
29 cm. White hind neck extends down the back, black shoulder patches continue onto the back to form a V-shape bordering the white. The rest of the upperparts and wings are golden yellow, black rump and tail, white underparts with dark chevron markings, white head with a dark moustache stripe and a black eye patch that extends down the neck sides. The adult male White-naped Woodpecker has a red crown and females have a yellow crown. Young birds are like the female, but duller.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Light forests and scrub.
Behaviour
It nests in a tree hole, laying 1-2 white eggs.
