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Blood-colored Woodpecker

Veniliornis sanguineus
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
blcwoo3, BCWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesVeniliornis sanguineus
Codesblcwoo3, BCWO
Identification

The Blood-colored Woodpecker (Veniliornis sanguineus) is a member of the Woodpeckers family within the order Piciformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blcwoo3 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Blood-colored Woodpecker photo
(c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Veniliornis sanguineus

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: blcwoo3