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Yellow-vented Woodpecker

Veniliornis dignus
Family
Woodpeckers
Order
Piciformes
Codes
yevwoo1, YVWO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers (Picidae)
SpeciesVeniliornis dignus
Codesyevwoo1, YVWO
Identification

The Yellow-vented Woodpecker (Veniliornis dignus) 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 yevwoo1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Yellow-vented Woodpecker photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Veniliornis dignus

Family: Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes

eBird Code: yevwoo1