Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Authority: Snethlage, 1912

Red List Category

Criteria: D2

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Justification of Red List category
This species is suspected to be declining slowly as a result of ongoing deforestation, largely due to forest clearance for cattle grazing. The entire range lies downstream of two recently constructed large hydroelectricity plants that could threaten the species and its habitat. For these reasons, it is listed as Near Threatened.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 97,500 km²

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial