Cream-backed Woodpecker
Campephilus leucopogon (Valenciennes, 1826)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Cream-backed Woodpecker, Campephilus leucopogon, is a woodpecker of open South American country, breeding from c Bolivia and w Paraguay to nw Uruguay and nc Argentina. It is a resident bird of the dry Gran Chaco, where it uses savanna, woodland, transitional forest, pasture with scattered trees and palm groves. It is mainly associated with tall trees in open ground, and also feeds on fallen logs. The species has a long ivory bill, pale yellow iris and grey legs. Adults show a red head and neck, with a creamy facial band and a whitish upper back.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- South America: c Bolivia and w Paraguay to nw Uruguay and nc Argentina
