The barred black-and-white back pattern of the ladder-backed woodpecker extends up to the ... has a plain gray-brown head and breast (with small red cap in males) and very different calls; shows ...

Polytypic. Length 9". A boldly patterned black-and-white woodpecker with a white patch at the base of the primaries, a white rump, black chest, streaked black lower breast, and white belly.

DESCRIPTION: This woodpecker is a dark-brown bird with red-tipped feathers and white spots on its wings, approximately 10 inches tall. HABITAT: The species lives in the undisturbed subtropical, ...