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Variable Woodpecker (Waved)

Celeus undatus [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus] (= Celeus undatus undatus) (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The waved woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae, the woodpeckers. It is found in the Guianas of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana; also eastern border regions of Venezuela and the northeast Amazon basin of northern Brazil including Marajo Island, Ilha de Marajo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Celeus
Scientific:
  Celeus undatus undatus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Picus undatus

Type locality:
  Surinam.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/179/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  856BCFA2B8B11CAA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-856BCFA2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/856BCFA2


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 686447

English:
Variable Woodpecker [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus]
Afrikaans:
Skubspeg (Oostelike)
Bulgarian:
Черноопашат кълвач [Група undatus]
Catalan:
picot ondulat [grup undatus]
Czech:
datel vlnkovaný [skupina undatus]
Danish:
Vatret Spætte (Almindelig)
German:
Olivbürzelspecht [undatus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Carpintero Ondulado (Ondulado)
Spanish (Spain):
Carpintero ondulado (ondulado)
Finnish:
raitatöyhtötikka (undatus- ryhmä)
French:
Pic ondé [undatus, amacurensis ou multifasciatus]
Croatian:
smeđoglava žuna [undatus grupa]
Dutch:
Geschubde specht (undatus-groep)
Norwegian:
vatrespett (undatus gr.)
Polish:
dzięcioł tygrysi [gr. undatus]
Portuguese (Brazil):
pica-pau-barrado [grupo undatus]
Slovak:
vlikáč vlnkovaný (vlnkovaný)
Serbian:
Istočni krljuštasti detlić
Swedish:
vågspett [gruppen undatus]
Turkish:
Dalgalı Ağaçkakan [undatus grubu]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Variable Woodpecker [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus] ( Celeus undatus [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Variable Woodpecker [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus] ( Celeus undatus [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic ondé ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pic ondé ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Waved Woodpecker (Waved) ( Celeus undatus [undatus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Waved Woodpecker (Waved) ( Celeus undatus [undatus Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Waved Woodpecker (Waved) ( Celeus undatus [undatus Group]) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Celeus undatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Celeus undatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Celeus undatus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Celeus undatus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Celeus undatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Celeus undatus

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Afrikaans: Skubspeg (Oostelike)
Bulgarian: Черноопашат кълвач [Група undatus]
Catalan: picot ondulat [grup undatus], Picot undulat
Czech: Datel vlnkovaný, datel vlnkovaný [skupina undatus]
Danish: Vatret Spætte, Vatret Spætte (Almindelig)
German: Olivbürzelspecht, Olivbürzel-Specht, Olivbürzelspecht [undatus-Gruppe]
English: Variable Woodpecker (Waved), Variable Woodpecker [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus], Waved Woodpecker, Waved Woodpecker (Waved)
[ENAV]: Waved Woodpecker (Waved)
English, HBW: Waved Woodpecker, Waved Woodpecker (Waved)
English (IOC): Waved Woodpecker, Waved Woodpecker (Waved)
English (United States): Waved Woodpecker, Waved Woodpecker (Waved)
Esperanto: Onda pego
Spanish: Carpintero Ondoso, Carpintero Ondulado, Carpintero Ondulado (Ondulado)
Spanish (Ecuador): Carpintero Ondulado [grupo undatus]
Spanish (Spain): Carpintero Ondoso, Carpintero ondulado (ondulado)
Spanish (HBW): Waved Woodpecker
Spanish (Venezuela): Carpintero ondulado, Carpintero Ondulado [grupo undatus]
Estonian: kirju-tutträhn
Finnish: Raitatöyhtötikka, raitatöyhtötikka (undatus- ryhmä)
French: Pic ondé, Pic ondé [undatus, amacurensis ou multifasciatus]
French (Guyane): Pic ondé
Croatian: smeđoglava žuna, smeđoglava žuna [undatus grupa]
Italian: Picchio ondulato, Picchio vermicolato
Japanese (romaji): shimatennyogera
Japanese: シマテンニョゲラ
Scientific: Celeus undatus, Celeus undatus [undatus Group], Celeus undatus [undatus, amacurensis or multifasciatus], Celeus undatus undatus, Picus undatus
Lithuanian: Banguotasis kuoduotasis genys
Dutch: Geschubde Specht, Geschubde specht (undatus-groep)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Riflingspett
Norwegian: Riflingspett, vatrespett (undatus gr.)
Wayampi: Pekũpĩ
Polish: dzieciol tygrysi, dzięcioł tygrysi, dzięcioł tygrysi [gr. undatus]
Portuguese: Pica-pau-barrado
Portuguese (Brazil): Pica-Pau Barrado, Pica-pau-barrado, pica-pau-barrado [grupo undatus]
Portuguese (Portugal): Pica-pau-barrado, pica-pau-ondulado
Russian: Волнистый дятел-гренадер, Волнистый целеус
Slovak: vlikáč vlnkovaný, vlikáč vlnkovaný (vlnkovaný)
Serbian: Istočni krljuštasti detlić
Saramaccan: Atíngímëkú, Tíngímësú
Sranan: Timreman
Swedish: Rödstjärtad kastanjespett, vågbandad kastanjespett, vågspett [gruppen undatus]
Turkish: Dalgalı ağaçkakan, Dalgalı Ağaçkakan [undatus grubu]
Ukrainian: Ятла смугаста
Chinese: 波斑啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 波狀啄木

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