Dot-fronted woodpecker

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Dot-fronted woodpecker
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Veniliornis
Species:
V. frontalis
Binomial name
Veniliornis frontalis
(Cabanis, 1883)
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The dot-fronted woodpecker (Veniliornis frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Veniliornis frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22681202A130038837. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22681202A130038837.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.