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Photo © by Luiz
Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, RJ, Brazil

Veniliornis spilogaster

Identification

Spotted on the breast, upperparts and belly have a more barred appearance. The male has narrow dark red streaks on the crown which are missing on the female.

Distribution

Southeast Brazil, south-east Paraguay, northwest Argentina and Uruguay.

Taxonomy

Female
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Villa San Lorenzo, Jujuy Province, Argentina, October 2019

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Forest and forest edges.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-spotted Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-spotted_Woodpecker

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