Golden-green woodpecker
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Piculus chrysochloros

The golden-green woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros ) is a species of bird in the family Picidae, the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks.It is found in north-central South America, centered on the Amazon Basin in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Suriname. A disjunct region of the bird's range occurs in northwestern Colombia and Venezuela. A second disjunct group is found 1,500 km southeast of the Amazon Basin in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo in an 800 km coastal strip.

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Golden-green woodpecker
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References

1. Golden-green woodpecker Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-green_woodpecker
2. Golden-green woodpecker on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22681243/168653734
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/705633

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