Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
32 - 34 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1845)

Habitat
Dry deciduous and humid forests, tall secondary growth and mangroves. From sea-level - 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

Western slope of Andes and adjacent lowlands, from south-western Colombia (south-western Cauca) south to north-western Peru (south to Cajamarca).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (37)...)

Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis) [XC831769]
by Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Loaiza B. from Distrito Metropolitano de Quito, Pichincha, Parroquia Nanegalito, Nueva Granada, Hacienda Los Yumbos, Ecuador (alarm call)

Guayaquil Woodpecker (Campephilus gayaquilensis) [XC238086]
by Niels Krabbe from Guayas: 13.5 km N Salanguillo, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Pale-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) and Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos). May be conspecific with Crimson-crested Woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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