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Cream-backed Woodpecker

A species of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies
Scientific name : Campephilus leucopogon Genus : Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies

Cream-backed Woodpecker, A species of Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies
Botanical name: Campephilus leucopogon
Genus: Ivory-billed Woodpeckers and Allies

Description

The cream-backed woodpecker is a distinctively-coloured large woodpecker growing to a length of 30 to 34 cm (12 to 13 in). The male has a red hood, consisting of head, chin, neck and crest, with a small patch of black and white beneath the ear-coverts. The female has a black hood and crest, with some red on the ear-coverts, nape and throat, and with a black-bordered white streak running from the beak to the ear-coverts. The body plumage, both upper parts and underparts, are black in both sexes, with a buff or cream-coloured patch on the mantle and back, and a short black tail. The beak is long and ivory-coloured, and the legs are grey.
Size
30 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Cream-backed Woodpecker forages alone, predominantly hammering into tall and isolated trees, including fallen logs. The diet consists mainly of wood-boring insect larvae extracted from the wood.
Habitat
The cream-backed Woodpecker is commonly found in xeric woodlands, savannas, and areas with scattered trees such as copses and groves. It also inhabits woodlands and transitional forests that offer a blend of ecological conditions favorable for its survival.
Dite type
Insectivorous

General Info

Feeding Habits

Bird food type

Distribution Area

The cream-backed woodpecker is native to South America. Its range extends from northern Bolivia, through western and central Paraguay, north central Argentina and northern Uruguay to southeastern Brazil. It is a resident species found below about 2,500 m (8,200 ft). It is not a bird of dense forest, preferring open woodland, savannah with clumps of trees, palm groves and farmland.

Species Status

The cream-backed woodpecker is described as uncommon, but it has an extremely large range and no specific threats have been identified, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "least concern".
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