Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Crimson-crested Woodpecker

Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Black-and-white Woodpecker, Malherbe's Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): Phloeoceastes melanoleucos

Photographs

La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Feb 25, 2004 © William Hull  La Selva Lodge, Ecuador - Feb 25, 2004 © William Hull  Plantation Trail, Soberania National Park, Panama - Jan 21, 2004 © Glen Tepke  Plantation Trail, Soberania National Park, Panama - Jan 21, 2004 © Glen Tepke  River Javarí, Peru - Sep, 2003 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Ex. s. Central America, n. and Amazonian South America;
(1) E. Panama and Colombia to w. Venezuela.
(2) C. and w. Amazonian Brazil, e. Ecuador, e. Peru, Bolivia, c. Paraguay and ne. Argentina.
(3) Trinidad, e. Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana and ne. Brazil (Bahia, Chapada Diamantina).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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