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SMOKY-BROWN WOODPECKERS, Male (left) with Female (right) Veniliornis fumigatus. This pair of Smoky-brown Woodpeckers was found foraging along the Vía Cunuco, about one mile northwest of Mindo, in northwestern Ecuador at 11:02 AM on February 12, 2019.

The Smoky-brown Woodpecker occurs from Mexico south to Bolivia and Argentina. There is some uncertainty and disagreement regarding the generic placement of this taxon. In addition to the genus Veniliornis, this species has also been placed in the following three genera: Dryobates, Leuconotopicus, and Picoides.

Una pareja (macho y hembra) del Carpintero Café, también conocido como Carpintero Pardo y Carpintero Atabacado Veniliornis fumigatus se descrubió al lado de la Vía Cunuco unos 2 kilometros al noroeste de Mindo en el noroeste de Ecuador a las 11 y 2 de la mañana el 12 de febrero de 2019.

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GUAYAQUIL WOODPECKER male Campephilus gayaquilensis. This male Guayaquil Woodpecker is searching for food on a limb in a large tree in Mindo in northwestern Ecuador at 10:41 AM on November 5, 2015.

The Guayaquil Woodpecker is found from southwestern Colombia south through western Ecuador to northwestern Perú. Guayaquil is the name of a large coastal city located in southwestern Ecuador.

Un macho del Carpintero Guayaquileño Campephilus gayaquilensis está buscando comida sobre una rama de un arból Guaba Inga en Mindo en el nordoeste de Ecuador a las 10 y 41 de la mañana el 5 de noviembre de 2015.

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CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER Female Colaptes rivolii. This female Crimson-mantled Woodpecker was observed in a dead tree with Spanish Moss Tillandsia usneoides in the high altitude tropical dry forest at the Bosque Protector Jerusalem a little to the north of Guayllabamba in northern Ecuador at 7:58 AM on December 19, 2019.

The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is a member the family Picidae and is found in the Andes of western Venezuela and in Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia.

The scientific name formerly assigned to the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker was Piculus rivolii.

Una hembra del Carpintero Dorsicarmesí Colaptes rivolii está perchado en un árbol seco con Musgo Gris Tillandsia usneoides en el bosque seco tropical de altura Bosque Protector Jerusalem un poco al norte de Guayllabamba en el norte de Ecuador a las 7 y 58 de la mañana el 19 de diciembre de 2019.

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SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER Male Veniliornis callonotus. This male Scarlet-backed Woodpecker is illuminated by bright sunlight along the Vía Cunuco about two miles northwest of Mindo in northwestern Ecuador at 10:56 AM on August 2, 2018.

The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker is a member of the family Picidae and has a geographic range extending from southwestern Colombia to northwestern Perú in South America.

Un macho de Carpintero Dorsiescarlata Veniliornis callonotus se observó a la orilla de la Vía Cunuco unos cuatro kilometros al norte de Mindo en el noroeste de Ecuador a las 10 y 56 de la mañana el 2 de agosto de 2018.

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CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER Male Colaptes rivolii. This male Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is seen at the nest hole in a large limb on a mountainside above Tandayapa in northwestern Ecuador on August 1, 2014. The male has arrived at the nest to feed the nestlings and clean the nest. The male Crimson-mantled Woodpecker has a crimson malar stripe and an entirely crimson crown whereas the female lacks the crimson malar stripe and has only the hindcrown crimson.

The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is found in the Andes of western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia.

The scientific name formerly assigned to the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker was Piculus rivolii.

Un macho del Carpintero Dorsicarmesí Colaptes rivolii frente a su nito en una rama gruesa en el Valle de Tandayapa en el noroeste de Ecuador el 1 de agosto de 2014. Ha llegado al nido para dar de comer a sus pichones y para limpiar el nido.

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CRIMSON-CRESTED WOODPECKER Female Campephilus melanoleucos. This female Crimson-crested Woodpecker was observed high in a tree on the lower east slopes of the Andes in northern Ecuador at 5:43 PM on October 4, 2019.

The Crimson-crested Woodpecker is a member of the family Picidae. It is found from Panama south through Colombia to northeastern Argentina and Brazil. It also lives in Trinidad.

Un Carpintero Crestirrojo Campephilus melanoleucos se observó alto en un årbol en las cuestas orientales inferiores de los Andes en el norte de Ecuador a las 5 y 43 de la tarde el 4 de Octubre de 2019.

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GUAYAQUIL WOODPECKER male Campephilus gayaquilensis. A male Guayaquil Woodpecker is seen in the treetops at the Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary near Pedro Vicente Maldonado in northwestern Ecuador at 8:58 AM on November 10, 2018.

The Guayaquil Woodpecker is a member of the family Picidae and is found from southwestern Colombia south through western Ecuador to northwestern Perú.

Un macho del Carpintero Guayaquileño Campephilus gayaquilensis se ve en la copa de un árbol en el Santuario de Aves Río Silanche cerca de Pedro Vicente Maldonado en el noroccidente de Ecuador a las 8 y 58 de la mañana el 10 de noviembre de 2018.

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CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER Female Colaptes rivolii. On the splendid sunny morning of November 2, 2017 we found this breathtaking female Crimson-mantled Woodpecker flying from tree to tree in a semiopen area near the entrance to the Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge in northern Ecuador. Here the female is seen on a large limb perched among colorful bromeliads at 10:17 AM.

The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker belongs to the family Picidae and is found in the Andes of western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia.

The scientific name formerly assigned to the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker was Piculus rivolii.

The glorious Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge is located in northern Ecuador about a one hour drive south of Quito near the small town of Tambillo. After turning to the east at Tambillo, one drives about 10 minutes to Amaguaña where a right turn puts you on the cobbled road to San Pedro de Pilopata from which you continue uphill to the Pasochoa Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is situated in the semicircular collapsed Pasochoa Volcano. Around 100,000 years ago, the volcano exploded and blew off the western half of the preexisting volcanic cone. The refuge is remarkable for its well preserved native vegetation and is located above a stretch of beautiful pastureland facing the interandean valley to the west.

Una hembra del Carpintero Dorsicarmesí Colaptes rivolii está perchada entre coloridas bromelias sobre una rama guesa en el Refugio de Vida Silvestre Pasochoa a las 10 y 17 de la mañana el 2 de noviembre de 2017.

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RED RUMPED WOODPECKER Male Veniliornis kirkii. This male Red-rumped Woodpecker was observed in the forest canopy at the Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary near Pedro Vicente Maldonado in northwestern Ecuador at 7:56 AM on November 10, 2018.

The Red-rumped Woodpecker belongs to the family Picidae and resides from southwestern Costa Rica and western Panama south to Venezuela, western Colombia, western Ecuador, and extreme northern Perú in South America. It is also found on Coiba Island, and in Trinidad and Tobago.

Un macho de Carpintero Lomirrojo Veniliornis kirkii se observó en la copa de un árbol en el Santuario de Aves Río Silanche cerca de Pedro Vicente Maldonado en el noroccidente de Ecuador a la 7 y 56 de la mañana el 10 de noviembre de 2018

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SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER Male Veniliornis callonotus. This male Scarlet-backed Woodpecker was observed along the Vía Cunuco about two miles north of Mindo in northwestern Ecuador at 10:10 AM on August 2, 2018.

The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker belongs to the family Picidae and resides from southwestern Colombia to northwestern Perú in South America.

Un macho de Carpintero Dorsiescarlata Veniliornis callonotus se observó a lo largo de la Vía Cunuco unos cuatro kilometros al norte de Mindo en el noroeste de Ecuador a las 10 y 10 de la mañana el 2 de agosto de 2018.

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CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER Male Colaptes rivolii. This male Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is visiting the nest hole near the top of a mountain ridge above Tandayapa in northwestern Ecuador at 1:12 PM on August 1, 2014.

The Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is a member the family Picidae and is found in the Andes of western Venezuela and in Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia.

The scientific name formerly assigned to the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker was Piculus rivolii.

Un macho del Carpintero Dorsicarmesí Colaptes rivolii está vistando a su nito en una rama gruesa cerca de una cresta montañosa por encima de Tandayapa en el noroeste de Ecuador a la 1 y 12 de la tarde el 1 de agosto de 2014.

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CRIMSON-BELLIED WOODPECKER Campephilus haematogaster. This rare Crimson-bellied Woodpecker is foraging low on a trunk at the Milpe Bird Sancuary in northwestern Ecuador at 12:13 PM on June 27, 2013.

The rare Crimson-bellied Woodpecker is found in Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Perú.

Un Carpintero Carminoso Campephilus haematogaster se ve bajo en un tronco en el Santuario de Aves Milpe en el noroccidente de Ecuador el 27 de junio de 2013 a las 12 y 13 de la tarde.

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YELLOW-TUFTED WOODPECKER Male Melanerpes cruentatus. This male Yellow-tufted Woodpecker is investigating a bromeliad high in a tree on the lower east slopes of the Andes in northern Ecuador at 9:52 AM on October 4, 2019.

The Yellow-tufted Woodpecker belongs to the family Picidae and is found from Colombia and Ecuador to Brazil and the Guianas.

Este macho de Carpintero Penachiamarillo Melanerpes cruentatus está investigando una bromelia alto en un árbol en las cuestas orientales inferiores de los Andes en el norte de Ecuador a las 9 y 52 de la mañana el 4 de Octubre de 2019.

In Brazil the common name is Benedito-de-testa-vermelha.

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SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER Veniliornis callonotus. This male Scarlet-backed Woodpecker was heard and seen along the Vía Cunuco about two miles north of Mindo in northwestern Ecuador at 10:40 AM on August 2, 2018.

The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker is a member of the family Picidae and is resident from southwestern Colombia to northwestern Perú in South America.

Un macho de Carpintero Dorsiescarlata Veniliornis callonotus se oyó y se vió a lo largo de la Vía Cunuco unos cuatro kilometros al norte de Mindo en el noroeste de Ecuador a las 10 y 40 de la mañana el 2 de agosto de 2018.

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GOLDEN-OLIVE WOODPECKER female Colaptes rubiginosus. A female Golden-olive Woodpecker was seen in a tree above the deep canyon of the Río Blanco in San Miguel de Los Bancos in northwestern Ecuador at 7:51 AM on June 11, 2018.

Formerly placed in the genus Piculus, the Golden-olive Woodpecker is found from Mexico south to Guyana, Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. It also lives on Trinidad and Tobago.

Una hembra de Carpintero Olividorado Colaptes rubiginosus se observó en un árbol por encima del cañon honda del Río Blanco en San Miguel de Los Bancos en el nordoeste de Ecuador a las 7 y 51 de la mañana el 11 de junio de 2018.

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SCARLET-BACKED WOODPECKER Veniliornis callonotus. A male Scarlet-backed Woodpecker is climbing a tree trunk along the Vía Cunuco about two miles north of Mindo in northwestern Ecuador at 9:52 AM on August 3, 2017.

The Scarlet-backed Woodpecker belongs to the family Picidae and is found from southwestern Colombia to northwestern Perú in South America.

Un macho de Carpintero Dorsiescarlata Veniliornis callonotus se ve trepando un tronco de árbol por la orilla de la Vía Cunuco unos cuatro kilometros al norte de Mindo en el noroeste de Ecuador a las 9 y 52 de la mañana el 3 de agosto de 2017.

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GUAYAQUIL WOODPECKER male and female Campephilus gayaquilensis. A pair of Guayaquil Woodpeckers is seen at their nest high in a dead palm tree trunk at the Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary near Pedro Vicente Maldonado in northwestern Ecuador on November 21, 2017. The male is at the bottom right. The female is perched above the nest. This nest contained at least one large nestling that occasionally showed its head in the nest hole. This image was taken at 8:33 AM.

The Guayaquil Woodpecker belongs to the family Picidae and is found from southwestern Colombia south through western Ecuador to northwestern Perú.

Una pareja del Carpintero Guayaquileño Campephilus gayaquilensis se halla cerca de su nido ubicado alto en un tronco de una palmera seca en el Santuario de Aves Río Silanche cerca de Pedro Vicente Maldonado en el noroccidente de Ecuador el 21 de noviembre de 2017. El macho está a la derecha al pie de la foto. La hembra está por encima del hueco del nido. En el nido estaba por lo menos un polluelo. La foto se sacó a las 8 y 33 de una mañana nublada.

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POWERFUL WOODPECKER Male Campephilus pollens. This male Powerful Woodpecker is foraging on a trunk atop a mountain in the Tandayapa Valley of northwestern Ecuador on July 11, 2014. The male Powerful Woodpecker can be distinguished from the female by the latter's total lack of red.

The Powerful Woodpecker is found in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and northern Perú.

Un macho del Carpintero Poderoso Campephilus pollens trepando en un tronco en el Valle de Tandayapa en el noroeste de Ecuador el 11 de julio de 2014.

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CRIMSON-MANTLED WOODPECKER Nest. Colaptes rivolii. A male Crimson-mantled Woodpecker has just arrived at his nest hole in a major limb of a giant tree on a mountainside above Tandayapa in northwestern Ecuador at 1:13 PM on August 1, 2014. The male will feed the nestlings and clean the nest.

Crimson-mantled Woodpeckers are found in the Andes of Ecuador, Colombia, western Venezuela, Perú, and Bolivia.

The scientific name applied earlier to the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker was Piculus rivolii.

Un nido del Carpintero Dorsicarmesí Colaptes rivolii con el macho frente a la entrada en un árbol grande en el Valle de Tandayapa en el noroeste de Ecuador el 1 de agosto de 2014. El macho está listo para proporcionar comida a sus pichones.

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BLACK-CHEEKED WOODPECKER Male Melanerpes pucherani. This male Black-cheeked Woodpecker was found at San Miguel de Los Bancos in northwestern Ecuador on July 8, 2014.

The Black-cheeked Woodpecker is distributed from southern Mexico south through Central America to western Colombia and western Ecuador. My first encounter with this species was at Tikal National Park in northern Guatemala.

Un macho del Carpintero Carinegro Melanerpes pucherani visto en San Miguel de Los Bancos en el noroccidente de Ecuador el 8 de julio de 2014.

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