Mimic woodpecker fools competing birds, but genetics expose its true identity
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Visual mimicry lets the helmeted woodpecker (Dryocopus galeatus) live on the threatened Atlantic forest turf of two bigger birds -- the lineated Dryocopus lineatus and robust (Campephilus robustus) woodpeckers -- reducing the likelihood of being displaced in an area of foraging.