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Black-necked woodpecker (Colaptes atricollis) Ciudadela de Kuélap, Amazonas, Peru. Jan 26, 2021 Black-necked woodpecker,Colaptes atricollis,Geotagged,Peru,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Black-necked woodpecker (Colaptes atricollis)

Ciudadela de Kuélap, Amazonas, Peru. Jan 26, 2021

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  1. And this is one of Peru's two endemic woodpeckers! This being the other:
    Speckle-chested piculet (Picumnus steindachneri) Huembo Lodge, Amazonas, Peru. Jan 22, 2021 Geotagged,Peru,Picumnus steindachneri,Speckle-chested piculet,Summer
    Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
  2. Even making effort to show the black neck, nice! Posted 4 years ago
    1. Yes they were engaged in some sort of display... Posted 4 years ago

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The black-necked woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Apr 12, 2021. Captured Jan 26, 2021 10:16 in Prol. Sta. Lucia 127, Chachapoyas 01001, Peru.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/10.0
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO2500
  • 560mm