Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus) [XC30924]
by Andrew Spencer from Jorupe reserve, east of Macar\u00e1, Loja, Ecuador (call, tapping)
Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus) [XC261893]
by Paul Coopmans from Esmeraldas: Playa de Oro, village and vicinity, R\u00edo Santiago, Ecuador (call, begging? calls)
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.