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Cream-colored woodpecker - couple, Inírida, Colombia Lovely species of woodpecker. Where Colombia&#039;s woodpeckers are a maze of confusion due to the numerous look-a-like species, this one is listed in the book as &quot;unlike anything else&quot;. Here&#039;s the male and female individually before they found each other&#039;s company. <br /> <br /> Female:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52635/cream-colored_woodpecker_-_female_inrida_colombia.html" title="Cream-colored woodpecker - female, In&iacute;rida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/52635_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Bl5o0q16VaqHfacSPcvZ4LXgfoA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Cream-colored woodpecker - female, In&iacute;rida, Colombia This is the female, the male has a red marking on the cheek:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52637/cream-colored_woodpecker_-_male_inrida_colombia.html Celeus flavus,Colombia,Cream-colored woodpecker,Fall,Geotagged,Guain&iacute;a,In&iacute;rida,South America,World" /></a></figure><br /> Male (red marking on cheek):<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52637/cream-colored_woodpecker_-_male_inrida_colombia.html" title="Cream-colored woodpecker - male, In&iacute;rida, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/52637_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=q3lemAmlVR5luu0jJpLUkTkfoic%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Cream-colored woodpecker - male, In&iacute;rida, Colombia This is the male, it can be recognized from the red marking on its cheek. Female nearby:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52635/cream-colored_woodpecker_-_female_inrida_colombia.html Celeus flavus,Colombia,Cream-colored woodpecker,Fall,Geotagged,Guain&iacute;a,In&iacute;rida,South America,World" /></a></figure> Celeus flavus,Colombia,Cream-colored woodpecker,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Cream-colored woodpecker - couple, Inírida, Colombia

Lovely species of woodpecker. Where Colombia's woodpeckers are a maze of confusion due to the numerous look-a-like species, this one is listed in the book as "unlike anything else". Here's the male and female individually before they found each other's company.

Female:

Cream-colored woodpecker - female, Inírida, Colombia This is the female, the male has a red marking on the cheek:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52637/cream-colored_woodpecker_-_male_inrida_colombia.html Celeus flavus,Colombia,Cream-colored woodpecker,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,South America,World

Male (red marking on cheek):

Cream-colored woodpecker - male, Inírida, Colombia This is the male, it can be recognized from the red marking on its cheek. Female nearby:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/52635/cream-colored_woodpecker_-_female_inrida_colombia.html Celeus flavus,Colombia,Cream-colored woodpecker,Fall,Geotagged,Guainía,Inírida,South America,World

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    Barry
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    Great bird - I would love to see one! Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      What are you waiting for ;) Posted 8 years ago

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The Cream-colored woodpecker

The cream-colored woodpecker is a species of woodpecker native to South America, from Colombia and the Guianas to Peru, Bolivia, and the eastern part of Brazil, including a southeast Brazil coastal strip.

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Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jul 30, 2017. Captured Oct 23, 2016 11:40 in Unnamed Road, Inírida, Guainía, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D810
  • f/5.6
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO320
  • 400mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.