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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

Type locality:
  Surinam.

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


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: southeastern Colombia and southern Venezuela to northeastern Peru and western Brazil (eastward to lower Rio Negro and Rio Purus)
  • Celeus grammicus verreauxii: tropical eastern Ecuador and adjacent northeastern Peru
  • Celeus grammicus subcervinus: western Amazonian Brazil, south of the Amazon River, from Rio Purus eastward to lower Rio Tapajos and southward to northern Mato Grosso
  • Celeus grammicus latifasciatus: southeastern Peru to northern Bolivia and western Brazil (upper Rio Madeira)
  • Celeus undatus undatus: eastern Venezuela to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil north of the Amazon River (west from middle and lower Rio Negro)
  • Celeus undatus amacurensis: northeastern Venezuela (Delta Amacuro)
  • Celeus undatus multifasciatus: northeastern Brazil south of the Amazon River (central Pará eastward to Rio Tocantins and western Maranhão)
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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. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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])
Avilist 2025:
Variable Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
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]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Waved Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Variable Woodpecker ( Celeus undatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Catalan: picot undulat
Czech: datel vlnkovaný
Danish: Vatret Spætte
German: Olivbürzelspecht
English: Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker, Waved Woodpecker
Esperanto: Onda pego
Spanish: Carpintero ondoso
Estonian: kirju-tutträhn
Finnish: raitatöyhtötikka
French: Pic ondé, Pic ondé ou P. de Verreaux
Croatian: smeđoglava žuna
Italian: Picchio vermicolato
Japanese: シマテンニョゲラ
Scientific: Celeus [undatus or grammicus], Celeus undatus
Lithuanian: banguotasis kuoduotasis genys
Dutch: Geschubde Specht
Norwegian: riflingspett
Polish: dzięcioł tygrysi
Portuguese: pica-pau-barrado
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-ondulado
Russian: Волнистый целеус
Slovak: vlikáč vlnkovaný
Swedish: vågbandad kastanjespett
Turkish: Dalgalı Ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: ятла смугаста
Chinese: 波斑啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 波狀啄木

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