Itatiaia Nat’l Park
18Oct2017
White-spotted Woodpecker
Fairly common in Brazil, Uruguay,
eastern Paraguay and
northeastern Argentina.
eastern Paraguay and
northeastern Argentina.
Veniliornis spilogaster
(L 7")
Venilornis was a river nymph
turned into a woodpecker in
Roman mythology; spilogaster in
Greek means spot belly.
turned into a woodpecker in
Roman mythology; spilogaster in
Greek means spot belly.
© Bret
Whitney
Whitney
Macaulay
Library
Library
© eBird