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Blood-colored Woodpecker
Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Toucans, woodpeckers & jacamars

Blood-colored Woodpecker

Veniliornis sanguineus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlood-colored Woodpecker
DutchBloedrugspecht
SpanishCarpintero sanguíneo
Chinese红啄木鸟
Scientific nameVeniliornis sanguineus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Also recorded asDryobates sanguineus

About this species

The Blood-colored Woodpecker (Veniliornis sanguineus) is a species of the family Picidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 923 times (GBIF), between 1878 and 2026. iNaturalist users have shared 21 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Commewijne, Paramaribo and Nickerie. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
GenusVeniliornis

In Suriname

923Records in Suriname
21iNaturalist observations
1878First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne237
  • Paramaribo137
  • Nickerie14
  • Wanica4
  • Saramacca3
  • Marowijne2
  • Para2
  • Coronie1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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