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Birdsong field guide

Strickland's Woodpecker

Leuconotopicus stricklandi

A small, brown-plumaged woodpecker endemic to the high-altitude volcanic mountains of central Mexico.

What it sounds like

A sharp, high-pitched 'peek' call and a rapid, rhythmic drum.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Alberto Lobato · MexicoCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It was once considered the same species as the Arizona Woodpecker before being split due to distinct plumage and vocalizations.
It is the only woodpecker in its range characterized by a solid dark brown back entirely lacking white barring.
The species is geographically restricted to the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, typically found at elevations between 2,500 and 4,500 meters.
Sexual dimorphism is subtle; males possess a small red patch on the hindcrown that females lack.
Their diet consists primarily of wood-boring beetle larvae, which they extract by prying bark from pine and oak trees.

Habitat

Montane pine-oak and coniferous forests.

Range

Central Mexico.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Arizona WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus arizonae Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosus Red-cockaded WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus borealis Smoky-brown WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus fumigatus White-headed WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus albolarvatus

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