Southern Bolivia (Santa Cruz, Tarija), central Paraguay and south to north-central Argentina (south to Córdoba and San Luis).
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).
Status NT
Habitat destruction through logging and clearance for agriculture and cattle ranching, plantations, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Black-bodied Woodpecker (Dryocopus schulzii) [XC394971]
by Niels Krabbe from Taco Pozo, Chaco, Argentina (drumming)
Black-bodied Woodpecker (Dryocopus schulzii) [XC272632]
by Peter Boesman from North-east of Taco Pozo, Chaco, Argentina (call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Pileated Woodpecker (Hylatomus pileatus) and Lineated Woodpecker (Hylatomus lineatus). Hybridizes with Lineated Woodpecker (Hylatomus lineatus). Forms described as "Dryocopus shiptoni" and "Dryocopus major" are only variants or colour morphs. White scapular line more prevalent among northern birds, and southern birds average minimally smaller than others, but differences insufficient to justify subspecific separation.