Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
32 - 37 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bonaparte, 1845)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 900 - 3,750 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (60)...)

Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) [XC260632]
by Patricio Mena Valenzuela from Napo: 'Caba\u00f1as San Isidro', 1-2 km SW Cosanga, Ecuador (wing noise, drum, female?)

Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) [XC128745]
by A Edwar H Guar\u00edn from Parque Natural Tatama, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Formerly placed in genus Phloeoceastes with seven other species, all of which are now lumped into Campephilus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

pollens (Bonaparte, 1845) - Andes from north-central Colombia and south-western Venezuela (T�chira) south to Ecuador.
peruvianus (Cory, 1915) - Peru (south to Pasco).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Powerful Woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) - 10 files

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