Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus) [XC190337]
by id from Zarumilla, Tumbes, Peru (call, song)
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus) [XC275327]
by Leonardo Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez-Delgado from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (call, drum, rattle call)
Subspecies
Subspecies major intergrades freely with nominate in south-western Ecuador, where many individuals have intermediate appearance.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
callonotus (Waterhouse, 1841) - South-western Colombia (Nariņo) and western Ecuador (south to Guayas and coastal El Oro).
major (von Berlepsch & Taczanowski, 1884) - South-western Ecuador (El Oro, Loja) and north-western Peru.