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Buff-spotted Woodpecker

Pardipicus nivosus
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
buswoo1, BSWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesPardipicus nivosus
Codesbuswoo1, BSWO
Identification

The Buff-spotted Woodpecker (Pardipicus nivosus) 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 buswoo1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Buff-spotted Woodpecker photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Pardipicus nivosus

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: buswoo1