Magellanic woodpecker

Magellanic woodpecker
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Campephilus
Species:
C. magellanicus
Binomial name
Campephilus magellanicus
(King, 1827)
Range of Magellanic woodpecker in South America in green, yellow-green and dark blue
Synonyms
  • Picus Magellanicus (protonym)

The Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a species of large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident within its range. This species is the southernmost example of the genus Campephilus, which includes the famous ivory-billed woodpecker (C. principalis).