Beautiful Woodpecker
A species of Melanerpine Woodpeckers Scientific name : Melanerpes pulcher Genus : Melanerpine Woodpeckers
Beautiful Woodpecker, A species of Melanerpine Woodpeckers
Botanical name: Melanerpes pulcher
Genus: Melanerpine Woodpeckers
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Photo By Steve McInnis 
Description
The beautiful woodpecker is a colourful bird about 18 cm (7 in) long. It is similar in appearance to the black-cheeked woodpecker and the golden-naped woodpecker but their ranges do not overlap. The sexes are similar apart from the male having a yellow fore-crown while the fore-crown in the female is black. Both sexes have a red mid-crown and yellow nape, and a black mask surrounding the eyes and running to the nape. The lores, cheeks, chin, throat and breast are cream or pale yellow. The mantle and upper wings are mainly black, with some white barring of the flight feathers, and the back and rump are white, sometimes blotched with black. The tail is brown, the lower breast, belly and flanks are barred in black and white, and there is a red patch on mid-belly. The iris is black, the beak is greyish-black and the legs are grey. 
Nest Placement
Cavity
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
The beautiful woodpecker is endemic to the valley of the Magdalena River in Colombia, where it occurs at altitudes of up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) or occasionally higher. It is present in both dry and humid forests and plantations, and sometimes in forest remnants and secondary growth.
Photo By Steve McInnis 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Family
Woodpeckers Genus
Melanerpine Woodpeckers Species
Beautiful Woodpecker 
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