Helmeted woodpecker
| Helmeted woodpecker | |
|---|---|
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| Helmeted woodpecker at Intervales State Park, Ribeirão Grande, São Paulo State, Brazil | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Hylatomus |
| Species: | H. galeatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hylatomus galeatus (Temminck, 1822) | |
The helmeted woodpecker (Hylatomus galeatus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in north-eastern Argentina, south-eastern Brazil, and Eastern Paraguay and was formerly known as Dryocopus galeatus.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Dryocopus galeatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22681360/0