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Ochre-backed Woodpecker (Claudia Brasileiro)

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Ochre-backed Woodpecker (Celeus ochraceus)

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Ochre-backed Woodpecker (Caio Brito)

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Ochre-backed Woodpecker (Daniel López-Velasco)

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Loser's Bracket, Poll 14

Image Sources: Macaw (Dietmar PETRAUSCH); Woodpecker (Claudia Brasileiro); Frogmouth (JJ Harrison); Sparrow (David Monroy Rengifo)

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Round 1, Poll 25

Ochre-backed Woodpecker vs Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise

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Ochre-backed Woodpecker Propaganda

"like if a cockatiel was a woodpecker, except only the males have the cheek patches. these are one of the "pikachu" woodpeckers, but i particularly like these for the pearled look of their back and wing feathers"

This species was split from the blond-crested woodpecker in 2011. Because of this recent split and their more remote location, not much is known about the species itself. They do seem to nest in arboreal ant nests by carving out their own cavity.

Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise Propaganda

"bald in a way that looks like stained glass with a curly tail"

To add to the colorful visage, the male of this species also has spectacularly emerald green plumage along his throat and chest. This patch of feathers is used during the mating display, where the male will perch beneath the female on a branch and flash his green collar up at her, hoping to dazzle her with the display. Here's a nice video of the display.

Image Sources: Woodpecker (Claudia Brasileiro); Bird-of-Paradise (Andrew Spencer)

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