Lita Woodpecker (Piculus litae)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Rothschild, 1901)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 800 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador.

Western Colombia (Pacific slope of northern Andes, middle Magdalena Valley) south to north-western Ecuador (south to north-western Pichincha).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Lita Woodpecker (Piculus litae) [XC11916]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Reserva Ecologica Cotacachi-Cayapas, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (call)

Lita Woodpecker (Piculus litae) [XC65406]
by Gary Stiles (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from Playa de Oro, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
May form a superspecies with Rufous-winged Woodpecker (Piculus simplex), Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker (Piculus callopterus) and White-throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus), and all have often been treated as conspecific. Frequently lumped with White-throated Woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus), but differs significantly in plumage details and possibly not even closely related. Includes south-western Colombian birds formerly thought to represent an undescribed subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lita Woodpecker (Piculus litae) - 10 files

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