Crimson-bellied Woodpecker

Campephilus haematogaster

The crimson-bellied woodpecker (Campephilus haematogaster) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Two subspecies are recognised:

C. h. haematogaster (Tschudi, 1844) – central Colombia, eastern Ecuador to central Peru

C. h. splendens Hargitt, 1889 – Panama, western Columbia and northwestern EcuadorThe online edition of the Handbook of the Birds of the World treats C. h. splendens as a separate species, the splendid woodpecker (Campephilus splendens).