Celeus [undatus or grammicus] (Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker)

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Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker

Celeus [undatus or grammicus] (= Celeus 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

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)

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

Protonym:
Picus undatus

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946371

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
FA26F86166B73B3D

Avibase ID:
avibase-FA26F861

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FA26F861

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554089

Geographic range:

Celeus grammicus grammicus: SE Colombia and s Venezuela to ne Peru and w Brazil
Celeus grammicus verreauxii: Tropical e Ecuador and adjacent ne Peru
Celeus grammicus subcervinus: W Amazonian Brazil and n Mato Grosso
Celeus grammicus latifasciatus: SE Peru to n Bolivia and w Brazil (upper Rio Madeira)
Celeus undatus undatus: E Venezuela to the Guianas and ne Brazil
Celeus undatus amacurensis: NE Venezuela (Delta Amacuro)
Celeus undatus multifasciatus: NE Brazil s of the Amazon (Pará east to Rio Tocantins)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
French:
Pic ondé ou P. de Verreaux

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker ( Celeus [undatus or grammicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker ( Celeus [undatus or grammicus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker ( Celeus [undatus or grammicus])
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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