White-throated woodpecker

White-throated woodpecker
A white-throated woodpecker (male) at Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Picidae
Genus:Piculus
Species: P. leucolaemus
Binomial name
Piculus leucolaemus
(Natterer & Malherbe, 1845)

The white-throated woodpecker (Piculus leucolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in the Amazon Basin, Brazil, mainly in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Piculus leucolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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