Green-barred woodpecker

The green-barred woodpecker (Colaptes melanochloros) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. The scientific name melanochloros derives from the Greek melanos, meaning "black", and chloros, meaning "pale green", the principal colors of this bird. The golden-breasted woodpecker is sometimes included here as the southern subspecies group of this species and is sometimes considered a separate species, C. melanolaimus.

Green-barred woodpecker
In Bataguassu, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Colaptes
Species:
C. melanochloros
Binomial name
Colaptes melanochloros
(Gmelin, 1788)

C. melanochloros (including the golden-breasted woodpecker) is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References
  1. BirdLife International (2014). "Colaptes melanochloros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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