Powerful woodpecker

Powerful woodpecker
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	Campephilus
Species:	C. pollens
Binomial name
	Campephilus pollens; (Bonaparte, 1845)

The powerful woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This little-known species is a large woodpecker, 33–38 cm (13–15 in) long, and is a close relative to the North American ivory-billed woodpecker.[2]

Not much is known about Campephilus pollens' breeding habits, however it has been concluded that hatching is asynchronous for this species.[3]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist forests in the Andes. It is generally found at higher elevations than any other large woodpecker.

References

BirdLife International (2012). "Campephilus pollens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/multimedia/sounds/listening/897a
Greeney1, Simbaña2, Greeney, Salazar-V3, Harold1, Jose2, Lucia A3 (February 2010). "First description of the eggs and nestlings of Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens)" (PDF). Boletín, SAO. 20: 5–11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Campephilus pollens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url

[2] ttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/ivory/multimedia/sounds/listening/897a

[3] Greeney1, Simbaña2, Greeney, Salazar-V3, Harold1, Jose2, Lucia A3 (February 2010). "First description of the eggs and nestlings of Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens)" (PDF). Boletín, SAO. 20: 5–11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)