White-throated woodpecker

The white-throated woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin, Brazil, and mainly in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

White-throated woodpecker
A white-throated woodpecker (male) at Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Piculus
Species:
P. leucolaemus
Binomial name
Piculus leucolaemus
(Natterer & Malherbe, 1845)

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Piculus leucolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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