Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus(Boddaert, P, 1783)
English (US) Checkered Woodpecker
The Checkered Woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus) 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 mixtus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Checkered Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Veniliornis mixtus cancellatus
- Veniliornis mixtus mixtus
- Veniliornis mixtus malleator
- Veniliornis mixtus berlepschi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus mixtus
- Described by
- (Boddaert, P, 1783)
- Type locality
- 'Encenada,' = Buenos Aires, fide Hellmayr, Verb. Orn. Ges. Bayern, 12, 1915, p. 212.
- Original description
- Table des planches enluminéez d'histoire naturelle de M. D'Aubenton p.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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