Magellanic Woodpecker
Campephilus magellanicus(King, PP, 1827)
English (US) Magellanic Woodpecker
The Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) 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: Nothofagus forest of southwestern Argentina and southern ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Campephilus magellanicus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Magellanic Woodpecker
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus Magellanicus
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1827)
- Type locality
- Port Famine, Straits of Magellan.
- Original description
- The Zoological Journal 3, no.11 p.430
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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