White-spotted woodpecker

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White-spotted woodpecker
Veniliornis spilogaster male.jpg
A male white-spotted woodpecker at Rocha, Uruguay

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Veniliornis
Species:
V. spilogaster
Binomial name
Veniliornis spilogaster
(Wagler, 1827)
Veniliornis spilogaster map.svg

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[]

  1. ^ 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.


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