Cream-backed Woodpecker
Campephilus leucopogon(Valenciennes, A, 1826)
English (US) Cream-backed Woodpecker
The Cream-backed Woodpecker (Campephilus leucopogon) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
Range: dry woodland of north-central Bolivia to northern Argentina and southeastern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Campephilus leucopogon
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cream-backed Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Valenciennes, A, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus leucopogon
- Described by
- (Valenciennes, A, 1826)
- Type locality
- Brazil.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 40 p.178
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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