Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis(Swainson, WJ, 1821)
English (US) Red-stained Woodpecker
The Red-stained Woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Veniliornis affinis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-stained Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Veniliornis affinis orenocensis
- Veniliornis affinis hilaris
- Veniliornis affinis ruficeps
- Veniliornis affinis affinis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus affinis
- Described by
- (Swainson, WJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- 'Provinces of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro' ^= Baia,
- Original description
- Zoological Illustrations ser.1, vol.2, no.15 pl.78,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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