Smoky-brown Woodpecker

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Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Veniliornis Species: V. fumigatus
Binomial name
Veniliornis fumigatus (D'Orbigny, 1840)

The Smoky-brown Woodpecker (Veniliornis fumigatus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

[edit] Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.

[edit] Desription

Dark brow; throat and face grayish. Male nape red, crown streaked red. Female crown and nape brown

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Veniliornis fumigatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.