NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The red-rumped woodpecker (Veniliornis kirkii) is a species of bird in the subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Costa Rica south to Peru and east to Brazil, Guyana, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-rumped woodpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:50:03.523192+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Veniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845)
- Name authority
- (Malherbe, 1845)
- Common name
- Red-rumped Woodpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Veniliornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- subfamilyPicinae
- genusVeniliornis Bonaparte, 1854
- speciesVeniliornis kirkii (Malherbe, 1845)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Veniliornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-spotted WoodpeckerVeniliornis spilogaster (Wagler, 1827) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-eared WoodpeckerVeniliornis maculifrons (von Spix, 1824) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bar-bellied WoodpeckerVeniliornis nigriceps (d'Orbigny, 1841) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-stained WoodpeckerVeniliornis affinis (Swainson, 1821) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-vented WoodpeckerVeniliornis dignus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1877) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-collared WoodpeckerVeniliornis cassini (Malherbe, 1862) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dot-fronted WoodpeckerVeniliornis frontalis (Cabanis, 1883) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Checkered WoodpeckerVeniliornis mixtus (Boddaert, 1783) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Dryobates kirkii (Malherbe, 1845) (Malherbe, 1845) | synonym |
| Picus kirkii Malherbe, 1845 Malherbe, 1845 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554063 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:7FLPD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.