Yellow-vented Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Male
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Dapa, Valle de Cauca, Colombia, September 2012

Veniliornis dignus

Dryobates dignus

Identification

16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in)
Male

• Greenish-buff lower forehead
• Crimson crown to nape

Distribution

Female
Photo © by Pitter
Dapa-Valle, Colombia, December 2008

South America: found in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• D. d. dignus:

• Humid montane forests of extreme south-western Venezuela and northern Ecuador

• D. d. baezae:

• East slope of Andes of Ecuador

• D. d. valdizani:

• East slope of Andes of Peru

Habitat

Humid forest in the mountains, particularly cloud forests and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

They are usually seen singly or in pairs. They are generally seen in the middle level of trees, sometimes in mixed species flocks. There is no information available on their diet.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Sept 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-vented Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-vented_Woodpecker

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