Spot-breasted Woodpecker

Colaptes punctigula (Boddaert, 1783)

Spot-breasted Woodpecker, Colaptes punctigula, is a woodpecker of Middle America and northern South America, breeding from Panama through the north of South America and across Amazonia. It is a resident bird throughout its range. The species was described in 1783 by Boddaert. It belongs to the family Picidae and the order Piciformes. Its name refers to the spotted throat and breast pattern that gives the bird its English name. It occurs in a broad span of humid lowland habitats, including open and wooded country, with a preference for more open woodland rather than dense forest.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae — Woodpeckers

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: Panama through n SA and Amazonia