Golden-breasted woodpecker
| Golden-breasted woodpecker | |
|---|---|
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| Probable golden-breasted woodpecker in Uruguay (note pale green upperside with extensive black barring) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Colaptes |
| Species: | C. melanolaimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Colaptes melanolaimus Malherbe, 1857 | |
The golden-breasted woodpecker (Colaptes melanolaimus) is a bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is found from central Bolivia south through western Paraguay and western Uruguay to central Argentina. It was previously considered a subspecies C. melanochlorus melanolaimus.[1]
Sources
- BirdLife International 2004. Colaptes (melanochloros) melanolaimus. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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