'Celeus' are medium-sized stocky woodpeckers found inside the forest. | ||||||||||||
Male at nest. | ||||||||||||
Often but not always in the canopy. Note distinctive call. | ||||||
Rare and local, and found in varzea and riparian forest (Ridgely). Usually with tall bamboo, and communicates with a fast 'drumming'. | ||||||
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. | ||||||||||||
Now merged with the Scaly-breasted Woodpecker, which was found south of the Amazon River. | ||||||||||||
