C/S:   Red-vented (Yucatan) Woodpecker
    Centurus pygmaeus
     
Av. Size:   6.5 in (16.5 cm)
     
Sounds:   rolled pwurr-r-r pwurr-r-r, etc. (Howell/Webb)
     
Identifying Characteristics:   head and front light greyish, red crown, back black with white bars, black tail, belly yellowish
     
Similar to/Compare with:   Golden-fronted Woodpecker is larger with larger bill and makes different sounds
     
Range:   Yucatan Peninsula
     
Habitat:   forest edges, scrub, open areas with clumps of trees
     
   
   
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