Magellanic Woodpecker

Magellanic Woodpecker
	Male
	Female
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Afroaves
Order:	Piciformes
Suborder:	Pici
Family:	Picidae
Subfamily:	Picinae
Tribe:	Campephilini
Genus:	Campephilus
Species:	C. magellanicus
Binomial name
	Campephilus magellanicus; (King, 1828)
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	Range of C. magellanicus

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Description[]

They are among the larger woodpecker species in the world. Males are identifiable by their crimson-red heads and crest. Females are mainly black in colour; however, there is some red present amongst their bill area.

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References[]

^ BirdLife International (2012). "Campephilus magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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Projects

This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species.

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This article is part of Project Piciformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each woodpecker and ally, including made-up species.

Dendrocopos major -Durham, England -female-8

This article is part of Project Picidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each woodpecker, including made-up species.

[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Campephilus magellanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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