Pale-billed Woodpecker
A species of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies Scientific name : Campephilus guatemalensis Genus : Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies
Pale-billed Woodpecker, A species of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies
Botanical name: Campephilus guatemalensis
Genus: Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies
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Description General Info
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Description
The pale-billed woodpecker is 37 cm (15 in) long and weighs 255 g (9.0 oz). It resembles the lineated woodpecker, but is larger and more robust. The adult is mainly black above with a pale bill, bushy crest, and white lines down the shoulders which almost meet in a V on its back. The throat is black and the rest of the underparts are white, heavily barred with black. The male has a red head and crest; the female is similar, but the crest and throat are black. The female can be distinguished from the lineated woodpecker by the absence of a white facial stripe. This bird has a characteristic drumming with two quick powerful taps. Its calls include nasal rattles and a keeu keeu keeu keeu breeding call. 
Size
38 cm
Feeding Habits
Pale-billed Woodpecker primarily feeds on wood-boring beetle larvae from Cerambycidae and Scarabeidae families and may also consume termites. Its diet includes occasional fruits, notably black berries from melastome trees. In captivity, pale-billed Woodpecker readily eats mealworms and may accept grapes or raisins. This bird exhibits adept foraging by pecking at wood to unearth its prey.
Habitat
Pale-billed Woodpecker thrives in forested environments, particularly tropical lowland evergreen forests. Found across broader regions characterized by diverse woodlands, pale-billed Woodpecker inhabits not only evergreen but also tropical deciduous forests, mangroves, and montane evergreen forests. Adaptability extends to xeric zones on the Pacific slope, pine-oak forests, as well as to forest edges and disturbed or cut-over forests. While pale-billed Woodpecker can be found at the periphery, it does necessitate some wooded cover and is absent from extensively deforested areas.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
This species is found in wet forests and adjacent second growth or semi-open woodland.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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