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Robust woodpecker

Campephilus robustus (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1818)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The robust woodpecker (Campephilus robustus) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh 200 g to 262 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Robust woodpecker (Campephilus robustus)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the robust woodpecker

Weight
200 g – 262 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the robust woodpecker live?

Not recorded

What is the robust woodpecker?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The robust woodpecker (Campephilus robustus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Robust woodpecker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robust_woodpecker&oldid=1315228979), 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 robust woodpecker endangered?

The robust 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.

How is the robust woodpecker classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPiciformes
  5. familyPicidae
  6. genusCampephilus
  7. SpeciesCampephilus robustus (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1818)

Synonyms Dryocopus percoccineus, Phloeoceastes robustus, Picus robustus, Picus robustus

Other names and names in other languages (24)
  • picot negre robustCatalan
  • datel araukariovýCzech
  • cnocell braffWelsh
  • Cremerygget SpætteDanish
  • ScharlachkopfspechtGerman
  • Picamaderos robustoSpanish
  • Carpintero grandeSpanish
  • araukaaria-kuningrähnEstonian
  • paranantulikärkiFinnish
  • Pic robusteFrench
  • bjeloleđa žunaCroatian
  • Picchio robustoItalian
  • アカエリエボシゲラJapanese
  • Rausvagalvis juodasis genysLithuanian
  • gladiatorspettNorwegian Bokmål
  • Grote RoodkopspechtDutch
  • dzięcioł jasnogrzbietyPolish
  • Pica-pau-reiPortuguese
  • pica-pau-robustoPortuguese
  • Красноголовый флеоцеастесRussian
  • Рубиновоголовый дятелRussian
  • Красноголовый королевский дятелRussian
  • chochlák mohutnýSlovak
  • дятел-кардинал бразильськийUkrainian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the robust 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 robust woodpecker?

An adult robust woodpecker weighs 200 g – 262 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the robust woodpecker endangered?

The robust 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 robust woodpecker?

The robust woodpecker (Campephilus robustus) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{robust_woodpecker_2026,
  title = {Robust woodpecker (Campephilus robustus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/robust-woodpecker},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}