Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCeleus (Neotropical Crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCeleus loricatus (Cinnamon Woodpecker)
About the Cinnamon Woodpecker
The cinnamon woodpecker (Celeus loricatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. The cinnamon woodpecker has these four subspecies:
C. l. diversus Ridgway, 1914 C. l. mentalis Cassin, 1860 C. l. innotatus Todd, 1917 C. l. loricatus (Reichenbach, 1854) The cinnamon woodpecker is about 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 74 to 83 g (2.6 to 2.9 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their faces. Both sexes' heads are rufous with a bushy crest and black streaks on the crown. Males have a red chin, throat, and malar with black streaks, and females are the same rufous there as on the rest of their head. Both sexes of adults of the nominate subspecies C. l. loricatus have dark rufous upperparts with narrow black bars. Their flight feathers are blackish with wide rufous bars. The top side of their tail is black with wide buff to whitish bars. Their upper breast is light rufous with black edges and tips to the feathers; the rest of their underparts are paler buff with bold black arrowhead-shaped marks. Their medium... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
Campephilus haematogaster
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
Piculus callopterus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cinnamon Woodpecker in Darién National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Woodpecker sighting in Darién National Park, based on 1,223 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cinnamon Woodpecker in Darién National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Cinnamon Woodpecker in Darién National Park in our monthly data.