Black-cheeked Woodpecker (female), Arenal, Costa Rica

Leaves and Lizards Arenal Volcano Cabin Retreat, near Monterrey, Costa Rica (August 2012)

Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-cheeked woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani) / Wikipedia
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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