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Magellanic Woodpecker

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Magellanic Woodpecker

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Also known as Campephilus magellanicus

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

Magellanic Woodpecker

species

Observations2,075

Chile Central

via IUCN

~7 min read

Encyclopedic overview

The Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a species of large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident within its range. This species is the southernmost example of the genus Campephilus, which includes the famous ivory-billed woodpecker (C. principalis).

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magellanic Woodpecker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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