Blood-coloured woodpecker
| Blood-coloured woodpecker | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Veniliornis |
| Species: | V. sanguineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Veniliornis sanguineus (Lichtenstein, 1793) | |
The blood-coloured woodpecker (Veniliornis sanguineus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family, the woodpeckers, piculets, and wrynecks. It is found only in the Guianan countries of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the Atlantic shoreline region in a narrow coastal strip, 140–180 km wide. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Veniliornis sanguineus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- "Blood-colored woodpecker" photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res--(Close-up)
- Photo-High Res--(Male); Article antpitta.com – "Picidae: Photo Gallery"
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