We can ID this woodpecker as a male Crimson-crested Woodpecker as follows:
- Red head with yellow eye with dark eye-ring
- Black and white patch on cheek. You can see this in the second photo. This distinguishes the male from the female and the Crimson-crested Woodpecker from the very similar Lineated Woodpecker.
- Black upperparts with a white V on back. This also distinguishes the Crimson-crested Woodpecker from other large woodpeckers, such as the Lineated Woodpecker.
The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is found in Panama, Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,129.
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