Magellanic woodpecker

Magellanic woodpecker
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Campephilus
Species:
C. magellanicus
Binomial name
Campephilus magellanicus
(King, 1827) [2]
Range of Magellanic woodpecker in South America in green, yellow-green and dark blue
Synonyms
  • Picus Magellanicus (protonym)

The Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a species of large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident within its range. This species is the southernmost example of the genus Campephilus, which includes the famous ivory-billed woodpecker (C. principalis).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Campephilus magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681414A92905621. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681414A92905621.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ King, PP, 1827. Picus Magellanicus (protonym). Zool. J. London, 3, p. 430. BHL