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Black bodied woodpecker

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Piciformes

Genus
  
Dryocopus

Higher classification
  
Dryocopus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Picidae

Scientific name
  
Dryocopus schulzi

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Chocó woodpecker, Mombasa woodpecker, Andaman woodpecker, Dot‑fronted woodpecker, Stierling's woodpecker

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The black-bodied woodpecker also called White-shouldered Woodpecker (Dryocopus schulzi) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. The genus is still under discussion, is proposed to "new world Dryocopus" (del Hoyo and Collar 2014) the genus Hylatomus. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, and plantations . It is near threatened by habitat loss.

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Black-bodied woodpecker Wikipedia