Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
(L 13-15" Wt 6.3-10.1 oz)
Very large, robust woodpecker
...from Panama to Argentina
and on Trinidad.
...from Panama to Argentina
and on Trinidad.
Acanama Reserve
21Feb2013
female - has a broad white
malar stripe.
malar stripe.
Campephilus means love of
the fields; melanoleucus in
Greek means dark white.
the fields; melanoleucus in
Greek means dark white.
Logging companies paid people to kill
(the most likely extinct) Imperial
Woodpeckers, take them to the sawmill
and collect a bounty.
(the most likely extinct) Imperial
Woodpeckers, take them to the sawmill
and collect a bounty.
(Tim Gallagher)
© Paul A.
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library