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A Pale-billed Woodpecker clinging to a lichen-covered trunk, red head turned to the side
Species

Pale-billed Woodpecker

Carpintero Pico Plateado
Campephilus guatemalensis
Family
Picidae
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern
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01Field notes

Needs large trees, living and dead, in mature or tall secondary forest, where it digs for beetle larvae. Its loud double knock carries far through the selva.

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