Chestnut Woodpecker bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRusset-crested Woodpecker, Rufous-crested Woodpecker, Pale-crowned Crested Woodpecker, Elegant Woodpecker, Yellow-crested Woodpecker
Old latin name for birdCeleus immaculatus, Picus elegans, Picus cinnamomeus
OrderWoodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers / Picidae
GenusCeleus
Breeding regionSouth America
Breeding subregionn, Amazonia

Chestnut Woodpecker bird sounds *

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    Calls, © Robert S. Ridgely
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Call, drum, © Robert S. Ridgely
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Drum, © John V. Moore
    Peru
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    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
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    Call, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
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    Call, drumming, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
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    Call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
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    Drumming, © Alexandre Renaudier
    French Guiana
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    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
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    Calls, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Chestnut Woodpecker

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

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot elegant
Chinese南美栗啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)南美栗啄木
Croatiankestenjasta žuna
CzechDatel nádherný, datel hnědý
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, sjokoladespett
Norwegian NynorskSjokoladespett
Polishdzięcioł kasztanowaty, dzieciol kasztanowaty
Portuguesepica-pau-elegante, pica-pau-castanho, pica-pau-chocolate-do-leste, pica-pau-chocolate
RussianСветлохохлый целеус, Шоколадный дятел-гренадер
SerbianKestenjasti detlić
Slovakvlikáč hnedý
SpanishCarpintero Castaño, Carpintero Martillo, Chestnut Woodpecker, Carpintero elegante
Swedishamazonspett, blekkronad kastanjespett
TurkishBüyük Kestane Renkli Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianятла світлочуба