Red-stained Woodpecker

Veniliornis affinis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Veniliornis
eBird Code
reswoo1

Subspecies (4)

  • Veniliornis affinis affinis

    eastern Brazil (Pernambuco southward to Espírito Santo)

  • Veniliornis affinis hilaris

    eastern Ecuador through eastern Peru and western Brazil (eastward to Rio Madeira), and southward to northern Bolivia and western Mato Grosso

  • Veniliornis affinis orenocensis

    southeastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and northern Brazil (north of the Amazon River and eastward to Rio Negro)

  • Veniliornis affinis ruficeps

    central and northeastern Brazil south of the Amazon River (eastward from Rio Madeira and southward to Mato Grosso)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.