Key Identification Features
- Multiple subspecies of Picus canus have been described with distinct physical traits.
- The subspecies Picus canus dedemi is very distinctive in appearance: males have brownish red upperparts, a bright red rump, and a black tail.
- Different subspecies have distinct physical traits: C.
- This species is a large green woodpecker, with distinct scaling patterns from its breast to its vent.
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