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Magellanic woodpecker

Campephilus magellanicus (P. P. King, 1827)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 260 g to 324 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus)
Photo: Butterfly austral - Serge Ouachée · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the magellanic woodpecker

Weight
260 g – 324 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
60 cmsrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the magellanic woodpecker?

MAGELLANIC WOODPECKER · WINGSPAN 60 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 60 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the magellanic woodpecker is about 35% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the magellanic woodpecker

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Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus)
BilleBalle1958 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the magellanic woodpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the magellanic woodpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) is a species of large woodpecker found in southern Chile and southwestern Argentina; it is resident within its range. This species is the southernmost example of the genus Campephilus, which includes the famous ivory-billed woodpecker (C. principalis).

From the Wikipedia article “Magellanic woodpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magellanic_woodpecker&oldid=1379904179), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the magellanic woodpecker endangered?

The magellanic woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the magellanic woodpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusCampephilus
  7. SpeciesCampephilus magellanicus (P. P. King, 1827)

Synonyms Picus magellanicus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • RereMapuche
  • picot negre de MagallanesCatalan
  • datel magellanskýCzech
  • cnocell MagellanWelsh
  • MagellanspætteDanish
  • MagellanspechtGerman
  • Magellan-SpechtGerman
  • magelana pegoEsperanto
  • Magelana kampefiloEsperanto
  • Picamaderos de MagallanesSpanish
  • Carpintero giganteSpanish
  • Carpintero negroSpanish
  • pöögi-kuningrähnEstonian
  • chilentulikärkiFinnish
  • Pic de MagellanFrench
  • mageljanska žunaCroatian
  • Magellán-harkályHungarian
  • Picchio di MagellanoItalian
  • マゼランキツツキJapanese
  • magelaninis juodasis genysLithuanian
  • MagelhaenspechtDutch
  • magellanspettNorwegian
  • dzięcioł magellańskiPolish
  • pica-pau-magalhânicoPortuguese
  • pica-pau-de-magalhãesPortuguese
  • Магелланов дятелRussian
  • Магелланов королевский дятелRussian
  • chochlák budumSlovak
  • Patagonska žunaSerbian
  • Macellan AğaçkakanıTurkish
  • дятел-кардинал магеланськийUkrainian
  • 阿根廷啄木Chinese
  • 阿根廷啄木鸟Chinese
  • 麥哲倫啄木鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the magellanic woodpecker

Other species in the same genus Campephilus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the magellanic woodpecker?

An adult magellanic woodpecker weighs 260 g – 324 g and has a wingspan of 60 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the magellanic woodpecker endangered?

The magellanic woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the magellanic woodpecker?

The magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-woodpecker

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BibTeX
@misc{magellanic_woodpecker_2026,
  title = {Magellanic woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/magellanic-woodpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}