Blood-coloured Woodpecker
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Veniliornis sanguineus (Lichtenstein, 1793) |
The Blood-coloured Woodpecker (Veniliornis sanguineus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found only in the Guianan countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the Atlantic shoreline region in a narrow coastal strip, 140-180 km wide. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
[edit] Source
- BirdLife International 2004. Veniliornis sanguineus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- "Blood-colored Woodpecker" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up)
- Photo-High Res--(Male); Article antpitta.com – "Picidae: Photo Gallery"