Lita Woodpecker

Lita WoodpeckerThis woodpecker inhabits humid forest from western Colombia to northwestern Ecuador. It searches beneath tree bark while foraging alone or in pairs.What does it look like?Both sexes have a large yellow facial patch. In males, the red patch on the head extends onto the crown.How does it live?This woodpecker inhabits humid forest from western Colombia to northwestern Ecuador. It searches beneath tree bark while foraging alone or in pairs.It uses humid lowland forest and mature second growth in the foothills. It forages alone or in pairs from the middle levels to the canopy, probing and peeling bark while searching for prey.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.