▁from ▁Colombia , ▁Venezuela ▁and ▁the ▁Gu ian as ▁south ▁to ▁E cuador , ▁Boliv ia ▁and ▁northern ▁Brazil , ▁and ▁on ▁Tr in idad . ▁ ▁The ▁habitat ▁of ▁this ▁large ▁wood pe cker ▁is ▁forest ▁and ▁other ▁closed ▁wood land . ▁The ▁nest ▁hole ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁dead ▁tree , ▁with ▁the ▁chamber ▁floor ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0   cm ▁below ▁the ▁entrance . ▁Three ▁white ▁eggs ▁are ▁laid . ▁ ▁The ▁ch est nut ▁wood pe cker ▁is ▁ 2 8   cm ▁long ▁and ▁we igh s ▁ 1 2 7 g . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁rich ▁un bar red ▁ch est nut ▁brown ▁with ▁a ▁yellow ▁r ump ▁and ▁fl anks ▁and ▁a ▁yellow ish ▁cr est . ▁The ▁wings ▁and ▁tail ▁are ▁black ▁and ▁the ▁bill ▁yellow - white . ▁The ▁male ▁has ▁a ▁red ▁mal ar ▁stri pe , ▁but ▁otherwise ▁the ▁sex es ▁are ▁similar . ▁ ▁C . ▁e . ▁le ota udi ▁of ▁Tr in idad ▁is ▁smaller , ▁pal er , ▁and ▁much ▁br ighter ▁than ▁the ▁main land ▁forms . ▁Other ▁sub species ▁have ▁differ ing ▁cr est ▁colours . ▁ ▁The ▁ch est nut ▁wood pe cker ▁mainly ▁fe eds ▁in ▁trees ▁and ▁bush es ▁on ▁insect s , ▁including ▁term ites , ▁and ▁some ▁fruit , ▁and ▁will ▁come ▁to ▁table ▁scra ps . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁no isy ▁species ▁with ▁a ▁har sh ▁par rot - like ▁squ awk ▁wh EE jer . ▁Both ▁sex es ▁drum