Red-stained Woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis)
About the Red-stained Woodpecker
The red-stained woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The International Ornithological Committee and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World place the red-stained woodpecker in genus Veniliornis. However, starting in 2018, the American Ornithological Society and the Clements taxonomy moved all species of genus Veniliornis into genus Dryobates. The taxonomic systems agree that the red-stained woodpecker has these four subspecies: V. (or D.) a. orenocensis Berlepsch & Hartert, E.J.O., 1902 V. (or D.) a. hilaris (Cabanis & Heine, 1863) V. (or D.) a. ruficeps (Spix, 1824) V. (or D.) a. affinis (Swainson, 1821)
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigricepsrecording
- Little WoodpeckerVeniliornis passerinusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.