Green-barred woodpecker

green-barred woodpecker (caprintero nuca roja)

After shooting the short video, I closed the door and the bird flew away from the car …

green-barred woodpecker, Uruguay

… only to settle on a chair outside my office window (also a favorite of the cat).

Green-barred Woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros)

French: Pic vert et noir
German: Grünbindenspecht
Spanish: Carpintero Real or Carpintero Nuca Roja (Red-naped Woodpecker)
Other common names: Green-barred Flicker; Golden-breasted Woodpecker (melanolaimus group)

(Thanks to Jim Wiemann for the identification)

2 thoughts on “Green-barred woodpecker

  1. Most classifications I can find, do include Uruguay in the sub-tropical regions of the world, so the woodpecker would not be out of zone.

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