Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Yellow-vented Woodpecker (Veniliornis dignus) - HBW 7, p. 499
French: Pic à ventre jaune
German: Gelbbauchspecht
Spanish: Carpintero Ventriamarillo
Taxonomy: Chloronerpes dignus P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1877, Antioquia, Colombia.
Races rather weakly differentiated. Venezuelan birds described as race abdominalis, but considered inseparable from nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dignus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1877) - extreme SW Venezuela S in Andes to W slope in N Ecuador.
- baezae Chapman, 1923 - E slope of Andes in Ecuador.
- valdizani (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894) - E slope of Andes in Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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shaky brief view of male, calls Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia (ssp dignus)
Martin Kennewell 24 May 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 5 sec 2.7 -
brief and obscured views of male Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia (ssp dignus)
Martin Kennewell 23 May 2012 47 weeks ago 13 sec 2.6
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A bird sitting on a branch
Locality Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 12 October 2009 3 years ago 4 -
On a trunk
Locality Km 18 Vía al Mar, Dagua, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 4 March 2012 1 year ago 3.6
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single call when perched Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp dignus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 31 August 2009 3 years ago 4
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