Blond-crested Woodpecker
Celeus flavescens(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Blond-crested Woodpecker
The Blond-crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Celeus flavescens
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blond-crested Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Celeus flavescens intercedens
- Celeus flavescens flavescens
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus flavescens
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Brazil; restricted to Rio de Janeiro by Cory, antea, p. 448.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.427
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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