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Powerful Woodpecker
Powerful Woodpecker
Information
Range Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Piciformes
Family Picidae
Genus Campephilus
Species Campephilus pollens
Conservation Status
LCSpecies
Least Concern

The Powerful woodpecker (Campephilus pollens) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. This little-known species is a large woodpecker, 33–38 cm (13–15 in) long, and is a close relative to the North American Ivory-billed woodpecker.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist forests in the Andes. It is generally found at higher elevations than any other large woodpecker.

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