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Female
Photo by vinot alexandre vinot
Paracou, French Guyana

, August 2007]]

Celeus undatus


Identification

23–24 cm (9-9½ in)
Male

  • Red band from bill to ear-coverts
  • Pale chestnut-red head

Female: Female lacks red facial band

Distribution

South America: found in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, eastern border of Venezuela, northern Brazil including Marajo Island and Ilha de Marajo.

Taxonomy

This species seems very closely related to Scaly-breasted Woodpecker

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • C. u. undatus:
  • C. u. amacurensis:
  • C. u. multifasciatus:
  • North East Brazil s of the Amazon (Pará east to Rio Tocantins)

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)

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