Female © Peter Lewis
Female © Rick Folkening
Female © Nick Athanas
Male © Graham Montgomery

Guayaquil Woodpecker Campephilus gayaquilensis

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Identification

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Large woodpecker found in both dry and humid forest in western Ecuador, northwestern Peru, and far southwestern Colombia. Note red head, white “V” on black back, white neck stripes, and barred lower underparts. On female, white neck stripe extends to beak. Similar to Lineated Woodpecker, but Guyaquil Woodpecker’s back stripes converge in a “V”, and it lacks a dark mask around the eye. Often perches on dead trees, and periodically pounds out a loud, powerful burst of knocks.

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