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Golden-collared Woodpecker
Veniliornis cassini (Malherbe, 1862)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Golden-collared Woodpecker, Veniliornis cassini, is a woodpecker of ne Amazonia in South America, recorded from northern Brazil, the Guianas and Venezuela. It belongs to the family Picidae and is placed in the genus Veniliornis. The species is the only member of its type. Adults show a golden-yellow nape and hindneck, with males and females differing mainly in the crown. It lives in rainforest interior and openings, and also in more open country with trees and shrubs. It is found from sea level up to 1,500 m.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- South America: ne Amazonia
