{"id":352,"date":"2013-02-09T14:56:37","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T19:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/?p=352"},"modified":"2013-02-09T15:05:33","modified_gmt":"2013-02-09T20:05:33","slug":"pale-billed-woodpecker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/?p=352","title":{"rendered":"Pale-billed Woodpecker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_355\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/?attachment_id=355#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-355\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355\" class=\"size-large wp-image-355\" alt=\"Male Pale-billed Woodpecker\" src=\"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpecker-2-965x1024.jpg\" width=\"545\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpecker-2-965x1024.jpg 965w, http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpecker-2-282x300.jpg 282w, http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpecker-2.jpg 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Male Pale-billed Woodpecker<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The characteristic double-rap sound made by Pale-billed Woodpeckers <em>(Campephilus guatemalensis)<\/em> drilling for wood-boring insects is often heard before the birds are seen. While both the males and females of the species have red heads, the females are distinguished by black on their foreheads. Long, stiff tail feathers provide support for Pale-billed Woodpeckers as they hang vertically on tree trunks while hunting bugs.\u00a0This pair was photographed along the hiking trail between La Tarde and Serena on the Osa Peninsula.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_356\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/?attachment_id=356#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-356\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"size-large wp-image-356\" alt=\"Females of the Pale-billed Woodpecker species have a black forehead, as seen on the bird on the right.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpeckers-972x1024.jpg\" width=\"545\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpeckers-972x1024.jpg 972w, http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpeckers-285x300.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.costaricawildlife.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/woodpeckers.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Females of the Pale-billed Woodpecker species have a black forehead, as seen on the bird on the right.<\/p><\/div>\n<pre>All media is copyright costaricawildlife.net, 2013.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The characteristic double-rap sound made by Pale-billed Woodpeckers (Campephilus guatemalensis) drilling for wood-boring insects is often heard before the birds are seen. While both the males and females of the species have red heads, the females are distinguished by black on their foreheads. 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