Black-bodied woodpecker

The black-bodied woodpecker or white-shouldered woodpecker (Dryocopus schulzii)[2][3][4] is a species of bird in the family Picidae. The genus is still under discussion, and it has been proposed to both "New World Dryocopus" (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) and Hylatomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and plantations . It is near threatened by habitat loss.

Black-bodied woodpecker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dryocopus
Species:
D. schulzii
Binomial name
Dryocopus schulzii
(Cabanis, 1882)
Synonyms

Hylatomus schulzii

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Dryocopus schulzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Dryocopus schulzii (Picamaderos Chaqueño) - Avibase".
  3. "A classification of the bird species of South America".
  4. "Zoonomen Avtax Frames Layout Page".


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