Birds of Costa Rica

    PICIFORMES: Picidae (Woodpeckers)  
Genus: Celeus (2 species, 12 worldwide)


Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker (Celeus castaneus) Male
Laguna Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica
  Note red cheek on male.
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Cinnamon Woodpecker
Cinnamon Woodpecker (Celeus loricatus mentalis) Male
Soberania National Park, Panama  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Often but not always in the canopy. Note distinctive call.


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