Pale-crested Woodpecker
Celeus lugubris(Malherbe, A, 1851)
English (US) Pale-crested Woodpecker
The Pale-crested Woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) 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 lugubris
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-crested Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Malherbe, A, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Celeus lugubris lugubris
- Celeus lugubris kerri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Celeopicus lugubris
- Described by
- (Malherbe, A, 1851)
- Type locality
- Brazil; Mato Grosso designated as type locality by Naumburg, antea, p. 181.
- Original description
- Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle du Département de la Moselle cahier6 p.77
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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