Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
(L 8" Wt 1.8 to 2.8 oz)
Occurs throughout Amazonia in a
wide variety of habitats...six
subspecies are described.
Sacha Lodge
20Mar2017
Sacha Lodge
18Mar2017
Colaptes in Latinized-Greek
means
chisel or peck; punctigula
is Latin for spot throat.
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Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
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