Birds of Colombia

    PICIFORMES: Picidae (Woodpeckers)  
Genus: Celeus (6 species, 12 worldwide)


Chestnut Woodpecker
Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans citreopygius) Male
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
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Chestnut Woodpecker
Chestnut Woodpecker (Celeus elegans jumanus) Female
Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
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'Celeus' are medium-sized stocky woodpeckers found inside the forest.


Cream-colored Woodpecker
Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus flavus) Male
Mocoa, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
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Cream-colored Woodpecker
Cream-colored Woodpecker (Celeus flavus flavus) Female
Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia
  As with most woodpeckers, the male has a little (more) red on the head.
   
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Male at nest.

Cinnamon Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker (Celeus loricatus mentalis) Male
Soberania National Park, Panama  
   
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Often but not always in the canopy. Note distinctive call.

Rufous-headed Woodpecker
Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis spectabilis)
Reserva Natural Escondite, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
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Rare and local, and found in varzea and riparian forest (Ridgely). Usually with tall bamboo, and communicates with a fast 'drumming'.

Ringed Woodpecker
Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus) Male Near Threatened
Vale Natural Reserve, Linhares, ES, Brazil  
   
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Ringed Woodpecker
Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus) Female Near Threatened
Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tony Dawe   © All Rights Reserved.

Perhaps the most difficult to find in the genus celeus. Note black chest on all races. Male and female similar except red malar mark. The northeast South American subspecies has no barring on belly and is sometimes considered a distinct species.

Waved Woodpecker
Waved Woodpecker (Celeus undatus undatus) Female
Imitaca Forest (Rio Grande), Bolívar state, Venezuela  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Waved Woodpecker
Waved Woodpecker (Celeus undatus) Female
Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brasil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

Now merged with the Scaly-breasted Woodpecker, which was found south of the Amazon River.


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