Red-stained woodpecker

Red-stained woodpecker
A male red-stained woodpecker at Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Veniliornis
Species: V. affinis
Binomial name
Veniliornis affinis
(Swainson, 1821)

The red-stained woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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