Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates

ForestCavity nestMedium · 114 g

Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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The rufous-headed woodpecker is about 26 to 28 cm (10 to 11 in) long. Subspecies C. s. exsul weighs about 111 g (3.9 oz); weight data are lacking for the nominate. The sexes differ only on their heads: Adult males of both subspecies have a deep red malar patch and a larger one on their bushy crest; females do not have the red malar and have at most a trace of red on the crest. Both sexes of both subspecies have a rufous-chestnut head. They have a cream-buff patch low on the neck that extends down the side of the breast and a black lower throat and breast.

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When to see the Rufous-headed Woodpecker

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-headed Woodpecker

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Ecuador Colombia Brazil Bolivia

About the Rufous-headed Woodpecker

The rufous-headed woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Easily confused with

Helmeted WoodpeckerCeleus galeatusThe helmeted woodpecker is about 25 cm (9.8 in) long with a 31.5 to 35 mm (1.2 to 1.4 in) bill, and weighs about 124 to 150 g (4.4 to 5.3 oz).

Kaempfer's WoodpeckerCeleus obrieniKaempfer's woodpecker is 26.5 to 38 cm (10 to 15 in) long and weighs 85 to 105 g (3.0 to 3.7 oz).

Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceusThe ochre-backed woodpecker is about 25 to 27 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long.

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