Home
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates callonotus
(L 5.5-5.75" Wt 0.81 to 1.2 oz)
Little is known....in Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru.
Road near Jorupe Reserve
15Feb2013
flash photo
Dryobates in Greek means oak
tree or any tree; callonotus is
Greek for beautiful back.
female: has a
black cap.
© Ted Parker
Macaulay
Library
© Wikipedia