Ringed Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by JorgePeru.
National Reserve Pacaya Samiria, Peru, 2 May 2010

Celeus torquatus

Identification

26–28 cm (10¼-11 in)
Male

• Bush crest
• Wide red band from malar area to lower edge of ear-coverts
• Golden head with reddish tinge
• Dark brown bib
• Brown barred yellow underparts

Distribution

South America:found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• C. t. torquatus:

• EastVenezuela to the Guianas and north-eastern Brazil (Pará)

• C. t. occidentalis:

• South East Colombia to northern Bolivia, Amazonian Brazil and Mato Grosso

• C. t. tinnunculus:

• East Brazil (Bahia and Espírito Santo)

Habitat

Tall humid forests, such as rainforests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of ants and seeds. They also apparently visit termite nests and eat some fruit.

Breeding

Nothing is currently known about their breeding behaviour.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ringed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ringed_Woodpecker

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