Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCeleus (Neotropical Crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCeleus elegans (Chestnut Woodpecker)
About the Chestnut Woodpecker
The chestnut woodpecker (Celeus elegans) a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The chestnut woodpecker has these six subspecies: C. e. hellmayri Berlepsch, 1908 C. e. deltanus Phelps, W.H. & Phelps, W.H. Jr., 1950 C. e. leotaudi Hellmayr, 1906 C. e. elegans (Müller, P.L.S. 1776) C. e. citreopygius Sclater, P.L. & Salvin, 1867
C. e. jumanus (Spix, 1824) Some studies have found that subspecies citreopygius and jumanus are more closely related to the blond-crested woodpecker (C. flavescens) than to the other chestnut woodpecker subspecies. They have at times been treated as one or two separate species, and their exact placement is not fully resolved. Several more subspecies have been proposed as divisions of the six, but all have been determined to be either indistinguishable from one of the six, an aberrant form of one of them, or a hybrid.
The chestnut woodpecker is about 26 to 32 cm (10 to 13 in) long. Subspecies C. e. hellmayri weighs 138 to 168 g (4.9 to 5.9 oz), C. e. leotaudi weighs... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Chestnut Woodpecker in Amacayacu National Natural Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Woodpecker in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Woodpecker sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 140 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut Woodpecker in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut Woodpecker in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.