White-spotted woodpecker

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.

White-spotted woodpecker
A male white-spotted woodpecker at Rocha, Uruguay

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

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 (2012). "Veniliornis spilogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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