• Synonyms Elegant Woodpecker, Russet-crested Woodpecker, Pale-crowned Crested Woodpecker, Rufous-crested Woodpecker, Yellow-crested Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Picus elegans, Celeus immaculatus, Picus cinnamomeus

Chestnut Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Drum, © John V. Moore
    Peru
  • 2.
    Call, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, drum, © Robert S. Ridgely
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call, drumming, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 5.
    Call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 8.
    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Chestnut Woodpecker

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion n, Amazonia

Chestnut Woodpecker subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Celeus elegans citreopygiuse Ecuador and e Peru-No
Celeus elegans deltanusne Venezuela-No
Celeus elegans elegansFrench Guiana and ne Brazil (n of the Amazon)-No
Celeus elegans hellmayrie Venezuela, Guyana and Suriname-No
Celeus elegans jumanuse Colombia and s Venezuela to n Bolivia-No
Celeus elegans leotaudiTrinidad-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot elegant
Chinese南美栗啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)南美栗啄木
Croatiankestenjasta žuna
Czechdatel hnědý, Datel nádherný
DanishLystoppet Pragtspætte
DutchVaalkuifspecht
EsperantoAvelkolora pego
Estonianruske-tutträhn
Finnishtöyhtötikka
FrenchPic mordoré
GermanFahlkopfspecht, Fahlschopfspecht
ItalianPicchio elegante, Picchio castano maggiore
Japaneseチャバラテンニョゲラ
Lithuaniangeltonasis kuoduotasis genys
Norwegiansjokoladespett
Norwegian NynorskSjokoladespett
Polishdzieciol kasztanowaty, dzięcioł kasztanowaty
PortuguesePica-pau-chocolate, pica-pau-castanho, pica-pau-elegante
RussianШоколадный дятел-гренадер, Светлохохлый целеус
SerbianKestenjasti detlić
Slovakvlikáč hnedý
SpanishCarpintero Castaño, Carpintero elegante, Chestnut Woodpecker, Carpintero Martillo
Swedishamazonspett, Blekkronad kastanjespett
TurkishBüyük Kestane Renkli Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianятла світлочуба