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The Cream-backed Woodpecker is a large bird species in the genus Campephilus, commonly found in the Gran Chaco and Cerrado regions of central South America. It is identified by its pale yellowish back, which contrasts heavily with its dark wings and black chest. Males are notable for their entirely...

Stephen Lekson is an American archaeologist and professor emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder. He specializes in the archaeology of the Southwestern United States, focusing particularly on the Ancestral Puebloan cultures. Lekson is widely recognized for his extensive fieldwork at Chaco Ca...

The Arid Chaco is an ecoregion located in the central part of South America, spanning areas of Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. It is characterized by a semi-arid climate, featuring distinct wet and dry seasons, and is dominated by xerophytic plant life such as thorny shrubs, cacti, and scattered h...

Patricia Crown is an American archaeologist and professor at the University of New Mexico whose research focuses on the ancestral Puebloan cultures of the American Southwest. She has conducted significant fieldwork in Chaco Canyon, a major ceremonial and political center in northwestern New Mexico....

Hoy's Screech-Owl (Megascops hoyi) is a small species of nocturnal bird of prey belonging to the Strigidae family. It is native to the eastern slopes of the Andes, primarily inhabiting montane and subtropical forests in southern Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. The species exhibits the prominent...

The Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) is a medium-sized bird native to the interior regions of central South America, including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is easily identified by its distinctive, pale buff-colored crest and dark brown or blackish plumage, which is heavily s...

The Humid Chaco is an ecoregion spanning parts of Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, characterized by its grasslands, palm savannas, and patches of forest. Located in the Paraná River basin, this region experiences higher rainfall than the Dry Chaco to the northwest, supporting distinctive ve...

The Chacoan pygmy opossum is a diminutive marsupial and the sole member of the genus Chacodelphys, a taxonomic classification erected in 2004. For decades, the species was primarily known from a single type specimen collected in 1920 from Formosa, Argentina. It is native to the Gran Chaco region of...

The Chacoan gracile opossum is the didelphid marsupial Cryptonanus chacoensis, also called the Chacoan mouse opossum. George H. H. Tate described the taxon in 1931 as Marmosa agilis chacoensis, and later work placed it in the genus Cryptonanus. It is known from northern Argentina and Paraguay and fr...

The Chaco Owl, Strix chacoensis, is an owl in the family Strigidae native to the Gran Chaco region of South America. It is associated with dry woodland and other arid habitats in a region that spans parts of several South American countries. The species is a nocturnal bird of prey and is of interest...