Blood-colored Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Jacamar
Glasgow, East Bank Berbice, Guyana, May 2006

Veniliornis sanguineus

Identification

13 cm (5 in)
Male

• Brown forehead with faint white spots
• Red crown to hindneck

Distribution

Sub adult
Photo © by Adam Riley
Abary River, Georgetown, Guyana, November 2011

South America: found in Guyana and Suriname.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Mangroves and swamps, coffee plantations and coastal lowlands.

Behaviour

Diet

Their insectivorous diet consists of ants, beetles and caterpillars. The usually forage singly or in pairs.

Breeding

They nest in tree cavities.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blood-colored Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blood-colored_Woodpecker

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