Golden-olive woodpecker, Piculus rubiginosus (female left, male right)We visited Ecuador in November, 2019.
Woodpeckers have chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues to capture insects. Thirty-four species are found in Ecuador.
Golden-olive woodpecker, Piculus rubiginosus (female left, male right)
Scale-breasted woodpecker, Celeus grammicus
Yellow-tufted woodpecker, Melanerpes cruentatus
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