Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) - HBW 7, p. 531
French: Pic puissant
German: Zimtbindenspecht
Spanish: Picamaderos Poderoso
Taxonomy: Picus pollens Bonaparte, 1845, Colombia.
Formerly placed in genus Phloeoceastes with seven other species, all of which are now lumped into Campephilus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pollens (Bonaparte, 1845) - Andes from NC Colombia and SW Venezuela (Táchira) S to Ecuador.
- peruvianus (Cory, 1915) - Peru (S to Pasco).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female clinging to a trunk at dusk Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp pollens)
Scott Olmstead 1 February 2008 5 years ago 30 sec 4.5 -
A pair in a tree, then the male hammering on the trunk. Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Robert Schaefer 2 November 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 4.2 -
a male climbing up the trunk Locality Carpish Pass, Huánuco Department, Peru
Wim ten Have 29 October 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 11 sec 4 -
A female climbing in a tree. Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Robert Schaefer 2 November 2008 4 years ago 17 sec 4 -
A female and then a male Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 20 sec 3.6 -
A partially hidden male perched on a branch before flying away Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp pollens)
Greg Baker 22 September 2004 11 weeks ago 13 sec 3
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A male.
Locality Loro Orejiamarillo Natural Reserve, Jardín, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp pollens)
Ken Havard 6 March 2010 30 weeks ago 3.5 -
Powerful Woodpecker, male
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Ron Flemal 6 September 2008 4 years ago 3.4 -
Female. In the rain
Locality Monterredondo, Guayabetal, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 16 June 2011 1 year ago 3 -
Male
Locality Monterredondo, Guayabetal, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 16 June 2011 1 year ago 2.8 -
A bird foraging on a trunk
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 12 October 2007 4 years ago 2.7 -
Female and Male climbing a tree
Locality El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 2 years ago 2.7
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The first call in the mornig Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
(ssp pollens)
Galo Real 19 May 2010 51 weeks ago 5 -
call Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp pollens)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 16 August 2009 3 years ago 4
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