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Photo by Leif G
Sani Lodge, Ecuador, November 2003

Celeus flavus

Identification

• Cream yellow head, back and underparts
• Erect yellow crest
• Rufous wings
• Black tail
• Long cream bill
• Dark iris
  

Male: red moustachial stripe
There is a wide variation in this colouring which does not necessarily indicate a particular sub-species.

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]

• C. f. flavus:

• Eastern Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, western Brazil and northern Bolivia

• C. f. peruvianus:

• Tropical eastern Peru

• C. f. subflavus:

• Eastern Brazil (Alagoas; Bahia to Espírito Santo)

• C. f. tectricialis:

• North-eastern Brazil (Maranhão)

Habitat

Humid lowland forest.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. Avibase
3. Arthur Grosset

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cream-colored Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cream-colored_Woodpecker

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