White-spotted woodpecker
White-spotted woodpecker | |
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A male white-spotted woodpecker at Rocha, Uruguay | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Veniliornis |
Species: | V. spilogaster
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Binomial name | |
Veniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827)
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The white-spotted woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brazil, Uruguay, eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Veniliornis spilogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681205A92897173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681205A92897173.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Veniliornis
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds of the South Region
- Birds of the Selva Misionera
- Birds of Uruguay
- Birds described in 1827
- Woodpecker stubs