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Pretty cool photos. That "female" is actually a juvenile, a plumage that doesn't seem to have been illustrated in any guides!
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Why is it a juvenile?
Jochen says, "Why is it a juvenile?"
I says, "cuz it ain't growed up yet. It ain't got no stripes down its back."
Just some observational notes on the Pale-billed woodpecker. I have traveled to Costa Rica on six different occasions for teaching/research purposes. The Pale-billed is a fairly common woodpecker that is very easy to observe in the wild. They are noisy, active during most of the day, and relatively unafraid of people (although they sometimes do the dance around the tree trunk to avoid being in plain view) Of course the behavior of this woodpecker may have nothing to do with the behavoir of the Ivory-billed, but several searches have stated that the Pale-billed is hard to see and photograph. This is simply not true in my experience.
"Jochen says, "Why is it a juvenile?"
I says, "cuz it ain't growed up yet. It ain't got no stripes down its back."
Darn, I was really interested in how to age it.
Oh well, seems I'll have to try and find out myself then.
> Jochen said...
> Why is it a juvenile?
Jochen,
Look at the head pattern and compare it to any illustration in any Central American bird guide. Notice how much black there is on the face compared to a female Pale-billed Woodpecker. This black face is the mark of a juvenile. It could be mistaken for a Lineated Woodpecker, but lacks the pale chin, the white line on the cheek, and the foot and tail shapes are very different between the two genera (Campephilus vs. Dryocopus). Plus, as the photographer says, the bird was part of a family group of Pale-bills.
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Thanks!
I have no guide to that region - having never been there - which is why I asked!
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