I finally made it back to Colombia for my second visit and again used the guide services of Pablo Florez. I went with my friend Martin Jackson. We visited Inirida on the Orinoco, Santa Marta of course, Guajira Peninsula on the Caribbean coast, and a couple of National Parks around Bogota.
The woodpeckers were amazing and I photographed more new species than on any previous trip. I was most surprised to find 3 species of piculets - the tiniest woodpeckers. The 3.5" Orinoco Piculet (Picumnus pumilus) is a brown bird with a speckled cap.
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| Orinoco Piculet |
Next is the 3.5" Golden-spangled Piculet (Picumnus exilis). He has a brown back and yellow and black breast. This is a male with the red on his crown
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| Golden-spangled Piculet - male |
The last is the 3.5" Chestnut Piculet (Picumnus cinnamomeus). He has an all brown body with a black crown and pale forehead.
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| Chestnut Piculet |
The Celeus genus of woodpeckers are mostly brown and some have yellow heads. They usually have a crest also. The 8.5" Scaly-breasted Woodpecker (Celeus grammicus) is all brown with barring on the back and underside. He has a pale bill
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| Scaly-breasted Woodpecker |
The 11" Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans) is plain rich brown and he has a golden rump. This is a male with the red malar stripe.
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| Chestnut Woodpecker - male |
The 10.5" Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a spectacular ochre color with brown wings.
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| Cream-colored Woodpecker |
The last of this genus is the 11" Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus). He is brown with an ochre head. He is named for a black ring around his neck which is not seen in this photo.
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| Ringed Woodpecker |
The 7.5" Yellow-throated Woodpecker (Piculus flavigula) has a plain brown back, yellow face and scaled underparts. The male here has an all red crown.
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| Yellow-throated Woodpecker - male |
The previous species were all new for me. The next 3 I had photographed previously. The 8" Spot-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes punctigula) has a black and white patterned head, spotted breast and barred back.
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| Spot-breasted Woodpecker - female Next is the 7" Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapiilus) . He is very similar to out Red-bellied Woodpecker.  |
The last is the 7.5" Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cruentatus). He is mostly black but with a yellow ring around his head and a yellow eye.
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| Yellow-tufted Woodpecker |
I have photos of 67 of the 237 species of woodpeckers
David McDonald
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