White-spotted woodpecker
| White-spotted woodpecker | |
|---|---|
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| A male white-spotted woodpecker at Rocha, Uruguay | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Veniliornis |
| Species: | V. spilogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Veniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827) | |
The white-spotted woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Veniliornis spilogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.