Variable Woodpecker
Celeus undatus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Variable Woodpecker
The Variable Woodpecker (Celeus undatus) 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 undatus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Variable Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Celeus undatus amacurensis
- Celeus undatus undatus
- Celeus undatus multifasciatus
- Celeus undatus verreauxii
- Celeus undatus grammicus
- Celeus undatus subcervinus
- Celeus undatus latifasciatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus undatus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.175
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Helmeted Woodpecker
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Chestnut-Coloured Woodpecker
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Rufous-headed Woodpecker
Celeus spectabilis
Kaempfer's Woodpecker
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Ochre-backed Woodpecker
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Chestnut Woodpecker
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Pale-crested Woodpecker
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