Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Piculus (1 species, 7 worldwide)

Genus Piculus are medium-sized sturdy olive-green American forest woodpeckers with short thick bills.


Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Rufous-winged Woodpecker (Piculus simplex)
Guapiles, Limon, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


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