Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Red Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Veniliornis sanguineus, Blood-coloured Woodpecker, Blood-colored Woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Order Piliformes, Family Pilidae, Genus *Yellow-rumped Woodpecker*
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The red woodpecker is found in South America, including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands (also known as the Malvinas Islands).
Appearance
The red woodpecker has a red patch of feathers on its head, red feathers on its back, and gray feathers on its neck.
Detailed introduction
The Red Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Veniliornis sanguineus*, is also called the Blood-colored Woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown.



Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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