Birds of Peru - 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.


Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus major) south, Ecuador
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Yellow-vented Woodpecker (Veniliornis dignus dignus) Male Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia
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Yellow-vented Woodpecker (Veniliornis dignus dignus) Female Tatamá National Park, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Has a fast call almost like a Tapaculo. Note greyish mask compared to white on the larger and more common Golden-olive Woodpecker.


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


Bar-bellied Woodpecker (Veniliornis nigriceps pectoralis) Carpish Tunnel, Peru
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

A small woodpecker rarely seen and usually found around 3000m.


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.