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Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Luis G. Restrepo, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Toucans, woodpeckers & jacamars

Spot-breasted Woodpecker

Colaptes punctigula (Boddaert, 1783)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSpot-breasted Woodpecker
DutchVlekborstgrondspecht
SpanishCarpintero buchipecoso
Chinese斑胸扑翅䴕
Scientific nameColaptes punctigula (Boddaert, 1783)

About this species

The spot-breasted woodpecker or spot-breasted flicker (Colaptes punctigula) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Panama and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
GenusColaptes

In Suriname

285Records in Suriname
10iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne179
  • Paramaribo69
  • Saramacca16
  • Wanica4
  • Nickerie3
  • Para3

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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Related species in Suriname

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