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Striped Woodpecker
Veniliornis lignarius (Molina, 1782)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius is a woodpecker of South America, recorded in Bolivia, southern Chile and Argentina. It is a resident bird of semi-open to open country, including forests, woodland, pastures, orchards, plantations and gardens. The species is split into two separate populations, one in Bolivia and northern Argentina, the other in Chile and south-western Argentina. It nests in cavities it excavates in trees or cacti, and the breeding season varies between its northern and southern ranges. Both sexes feed the young.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- South America: Bolivia, s Chile and Argentina
