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Little Woodpecker

Veniliornis passerinus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 46, February 44, March 38, April 61, May 50, June 54, July 83, August 83, September 74, October 62, November 36, December 48.
Brazil679
Mato Grosso126
Argentina123
Sao Paulo119
Minas Gerais103
Bolivia66
Distrito Federal58
Corrientes51
Mato Grosso do Sul51
Alagoas49

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWoodpeckers and Allies · Piciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers · Picidae
GenusVeniliornis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Little Woodpecker with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.