Veniliornis

Veniliornis is a genus of bird in the Picidae family. The Smoky-brown Woodpecker, previously V. fumigatus, is now provisionally in the paraphyletic Picoides, while two other species have been moved from there to the present genus.

It contains the following species:
 * Scarlet-backed Woodpecker, Veniliornis callonotus
 * Yellow-vented Woodpecker, Veniliornis dignus
 * Bar-bellied Woodpecker, Veniliornis nigriceps
 * Little Woodpecker, Veniliornis passerinus
 * Dot-fronted Woodpecker, Veniliornis frontalis
 * White-spotted Woodpecker, Veniliornis spilogaster
 * Blood-coloured Woodpecker, Veniliornis sanguineus
 * Red-rumped Woodpecker, Veniliornis kirkii
 * Red-stained Woodpecker, Veniliornis affinis
 * Chocó Woodpecker, Veniliornis chocoensis
 * Golden-collared Woodpecker, Veniliornis cassini
 * Yellow-eared Woodpecker, Veniliornis maculifrons
 * Striped Woodpecker, Veniliornis lignarius – formerly in Picoides
 * Checkered Woodpecker, Veniliornis mixtus – formerly in Picoides