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title: "Checkered Woodpecker"
description: "Veniliornis mixtus — Uccelli. The checkered woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/checkered-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Checkered Woodpecker

> Veniliornis mixtus — Uccelli. The checkered woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Veniliornis mixtus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2590
- Wikidata: [Q1273187](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1273187)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73552](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73552)

## Names

- en: Checkered Woodpecker
- de: Streifenschwanzspecht
- es: Carpinterito bataráz chico
- fr: Pic varié
- nl: Streepstaartspecht
- pt: Pica-pau-chorão
- pl: Dzięcioł piaskowy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (2430), BR (68), UY (25), PY (11), BO (9)

## Summary

The checkered woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Checkered Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/checkered-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Federico Muñoz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79977607

## Machine access

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