Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
38 - 45 cm

First Described (Guide)
(King, 1828)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, temperate forest. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Chile (B).

Andes of southern Chile, from Curico to south-western Isla Grande (Tierra del Fuego), and in forested parts of adjacent south-western Argentina.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (42)...)

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) [XC48886]
by Gerard Gorman from Parque Nacional Lanin (San Martin de Los Andes), Neuquen, Argentina (drumming)

Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) [XC107896]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Refugio Neumeyer, Valle Challhuaco, Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina (call, drumming, call & drumming)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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