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title: "White-spotted Woodpecker"
description: "Veniliornis spilogaster — Birds. The white-spotted woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-spotted-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White-spotted Woodpecker

> Veniliornis spilogaster — Birds. The white-spotted woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Veniliornis spilogaster*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1067
- Wikidata: [Q582557](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q582557)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18014](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18014)

## Names

- en: White-spotted Woodpecker
- de: Perlbauchspecht
- es: Carpintero oliva manchado
- fr: Pic aspergé
- nl: Parelbuikspecht
- pt: Picapauzinho-verde-carijó
- pl: Dzięcioł pstrokaty

## Countries with the most observations

BR (728), AR (166), UY (126), PY (5)

## Summary

The white-spotted woodpecker (Veniliornis spilogaster) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-spotted_woodpecker

## Photo

![White-spotted Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-spotted-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Monkey Safari Tur · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341248876

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-spotted-woodpecker?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).