Choco Woodpecker
Veniliornis chocoensisTodd, WEC, 1919
English (US) Choco Woodpecker
The Choco Woodpecker (Veniliornis chocoensis) 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: humid forest of northwestern Colombia to northwestern EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Veniliornis chocoensis
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Choco Woodpecker
- Described by
- Todd, WEC, 1919
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Todd, WEC, 1919
- Type locality
- Malagita, Choco, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 32 p.116
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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