Rufous-headed woodpecker

Rufous-headed woodpecker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Picidae
Genus:Celeus
Species: C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Celeus spectabilis
Sclater & Salvin, 1880

The rufous-headed woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It formerly included Kaempfer's woodpecker as a subspecies.

It is found in the western Amazon in northern Bolivia, far south-western Brazil (Acre only), eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru. Its natural habitats are tropical humid forests and woodland. It is often associated with bamboo.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Celeus spectabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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