We spent the early morning of Sunday, January 15, 2012, birding along a small tributary (Tapara Creek) of the Amazon below the main confluence of the Ucayali-Marañón Rivers. Brad photographed a Spot-breasted Woodpecker, Colaptes punctigula, that was perched on a tree branch on a river island. The adult male has bronzy-green colored upperparts with black barring. Underparts are a pale yellow-olive color. The upper breast has a reddish-orange tinge. Underparts have black spotting. The forehead and forecrown are black, while the hindcrown and nape are red. A red malar stripe helps outline a white facial patch. Temperatures were in the mid-70's on this humid morning with overcast skies.