Birds of Brazil - Veniliornis


Red-stained Woodpecker (Veniliornis affinis orenocensis) Inírida, Guainía, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Red-stained refers to red marks in the wings, which are sometimes not seen well or not present. Similar to Little Woodpecker, but a bit larger.
An individual with red stains on the wing.


Golden-collared Woodpecker (Veniliornis cassini) Manaus, Brazil
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca © All Rights Reserved.


Red-rumped Woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii cecilii) Male San Jeronimo, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.


Yellow-eared Woodpecker (Veniliornis maculifrons) Male ENDEMIC REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Checkered Woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus cancellatus) Male Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte © All Rights Reserved.


Checkered Woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus) Female Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus olivinus) Male Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil The Southern Little Woodpecker male has red only on the nape.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus) Male Waqanki Lodge, San Martín, Peru
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Little Woodpecker (Veniliornis passerinus passerinus) Female French Guiana
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE © All Rights Reserved.

Quite a bit larger than the tiny piculets, but smaller than other woodpeckers. Prefers forest edges or secondary forest. In southeast Brazil and south Bolivia the male's red is only on the nape.


White-spotted Woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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