Guayaquil Woodpecker
Campephilus gayaquilensis
(L 13.5" Wt 8.1 to 8.9 oz)
Inhabit both humid and dry
forests...often forage in pairs.
forests...often forage in pairs.
Buonaventura Reserve
Umbrella Bird Lodge
13Feb2013
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Near
List Status is
Near
Threatened
Deforestation for
farming and heavy
grazing has reduced
suitable habitat.
farming and heavy
grazing has reduced
suitable habitat.
Campephilus means
love of the fields.
love of the fields.
If you’re not charmed and amused by
the drumming of a woodpecker, then
you are simply not paying attention.
(Pete Zapasta)
the drumming of a woodpecker, then
you are simply not paying attention.
(Pete Zapasta)
© Arnoud van
den Berg
den Berg
Macaulay
Library
Library
© Wikipedia
female: note
the white
neck sripe
the white
neck sripe