- Picoides lignarius
Veniliornis lignarius
Identification
18cm. Male: Black forehead and crown, front nape red and rear black, sides of face white with blackish band crossing the eyes, mantle with black and white bars, wings and wing coverts black with white spots, under wing coverts white, chest, belly and under tail coverts with yellowish tint and blackish little bars. Female: without red nape.
Distribution
Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species. Recent results will place this species in genus Veniliornis instead of the traditional placement in Picoides.
Habitat
Scattered trees on field, sidehills, orchards and plantations in the highlands.
Behaviour
It drills a hole with its bill in trunk or wide branch for its nest and fills the inner bed with the drilled sawdust. 3 or 4 brilliant white eggs are laid.
The diet includes worms, larvas and insects found on trunks.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Paper describing DNA based phylogeny of among others, this species
- SACC proposal to move this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Striped Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Striped_Woodpecker
