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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
24/05/2024 09:04:10 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Choco Woodpecker*
Id (Atlas):
Veniliornis chocoensis
Description (9 )
Choco Woodpecker
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Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)
Size
15 - 16 cm
First Described (Guide )
Todd, 1919
Habitat
Poorly known. Lowland evergreen forest and forest edge. From sea-level - 1,000 m.
Colombia (B), Ecuador (B).
Western Colombia (western Antioquia south to Nariņo) and north-western Ecuador (south to north-western Pichincha).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through intensive logging, human settlement, cattle-grazing, mining and coca and palm cultivation, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)... )
Listen to XC96626
Choco Woodpecker (Veniliornis chocoensis ) [XC96626 ]
by Andrew Spencer from La Union Road, 6.5 km NW of Alto Tambo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (call)
Listen to XC112230
Choco Woodpecker (Veniliornis chocoensis ) [XC112230 ]
by id from La Union Road, 6.5 km NW of Alto Tambo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (call, tap)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Red-rumped Woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii ), Golden-collared Woodpecker (Veniliornis cassini ), Red-stained Woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis ) and Yellow-eared Woodpecker (Veniliornis maculifrons ). Has often been treated as conspecific with Golden-collared Woodpecker (Veniliornis cassini ) or Red-stained Woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis ), but differs in plumage details, in size and in habitat preferences, apparently also vocally, and is separated from both by Andes chain.
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Choco Woodpecker see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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