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Helmeted Woodpecker
Celeus galeatus (Temminck, CJ 1822)
The helmeted woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has been recorded from far northeastern Argentina, southeastern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay. Its habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source: Wikipedia
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Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Celeus
Scientific:
Celeus galeatus
Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Celeus
Scientific:
Celeus galeatus
Original description
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1822)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.29, vol.4 pl.171
Protonym:
Picus galeatus
Type locality:
Brazil.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109923#page/67/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
469C98FCFC768A40
Avibase ID:
avibase-469C98FC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/469C98FC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554097
VULNERABLE
English:
Helmeted Woodpecker
Afrikaans:
Helmspeg
Bulgarian:
Шлемоглав кълвач
Catalan:
Picot negre de casquet
Czech:
datel přílbový
Danish:
Hjelmsortspætte
German:
Wellenohrspecht
Esperanto:
kaska pego
Spanish:
Picamaderos Caricanelo
Spanish (Spain):
Picamaderos Caricanelo
Estonian:
väike-musträhn
Finnish:
tulipalokärki
French:
Pic casqué
Croatian:
kacigasta žuna
Hungarian:
sisakos harkály
Italian:
Picchio crestato
Japanese (romaji):
nakikumagera
Japanese:
ナキクマゲラ
Lithuanian:
Šalminė meleta
Dutch:
Helmspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Morionspett
Norwegian:
Morionspett
Polish:
dzięcioł hełmiasty
Portuguese:
Pica-pau-de-cara-canela
Portuguese (Brazil):
pica-pau-de-cara-canela
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-de-capacete
Russian:
Шлемоносный дятел-гренадер
Slovak:
vlikáč prilbatý
Serbian:
Kacigasti detlić
Swedish:
hjälmkastanjespett
Turkish:
Miğferli ağaçkakan
Ukrainian:
Жовна червоноголова
Chinese:
盔啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
灰盔黑啄木
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Avilist 2025: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pic casqué ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pic casqué ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2022: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2025: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2015: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2016: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2017: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2018: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Clements, version 2019: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 1.50: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2015: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2016: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2017: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2018: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2019: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2021: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2022: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2023: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2024: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| eBird version 2025: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Hylatomus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Dryocopus galeatus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dryocopus galeatus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Dryocopus galeatus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Dryocopus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025): Helmeted Woodpecker ( Celeus galeatus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dryocopus galeatus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dryocopus galeatus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Picot negre de casquet
Czech: Datel prilbový, datel přílbový
Danish: Hjelmsortspætte
German: Wellenohrspecht
English: Helmeted Woodpecker
English, HBW: Helmeted Woodpecker
English (IOC): Helmeted Woodpecker
English (United States): Helmeted Woodpecker
Esperanto: kaska pego, Strikola nigropego
Spanish: Carpintero cara canela, Carpintero listado de cara canela, Picamaderos Caricanelo, Pito Negro de Cara Canela
Spanish (Argentine): Carpintero cara canela, Carpintero listado de cara canela
Spanish (Spain): Picamaderos Caricanelo
Spanish (HBW): Helmeted Woodpecker
Spanish (Paraguay): Carpintero cara canela
Estonian: väike-musträhn
Finnish: Tulipalokärki
French: Pic casqué
Guarani: Ypekû akâ mirâ
Croatian: kacigasta žuna
Hungarian: sisakos harkály
Italian: Picchio crestato
Japanese (romaji): nakikumagera
Japanese: ナキクマゲラ
Scientific: Campephilus rufifrons, Celeus galeatus, Dryocopus galeatus, Hylatomus galeatus, Picus galeatus
Lithuanian: Šalminė meleta
Dutch: Helmspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Morionspett
Norwegian: Hjelmsvartspett, Morionspett
Polish: dzieciol helmiasty, dzięcioł hełmiasty
Portuguese: pica-pau-de-cara-amarela, Pica-pau-de-cara-canela
Portuguese (Brazil): Pica-Pau de Crista Vermelha, pica-pau-de-cara-amarela, Pica-pau-de-cara-canela
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-de-capacete, Pica-pau-de-faces-acaneladas
Russian: Шлемоносная желна, Шлемоносный дятел-гренадер
Slovak: ďateľ strakatobruchý, tesár prilbatý, vlikáč prilbatý
Serbian: Kacigasti detlić
Swedish: hjälmkastanjespett, Hjälmspillkråka
Turkish: Miğferli ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: Жовна червоноголова
Chinese: 盔啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 灰盔黑啄木
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