• Synonyms Crimson crested Woodpecker, Malherbe's Woodpecker, Black-and-white Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Picus melanoleucos, Phloeoceastes melanoleucos

Crimson-crested Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Drumming, © Marc Anderson
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Panama
  • 3.
    Drum, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Call and drum, © Peter Boesman
    Suriname
  • 5.
    Drum, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 6.
    Call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Call, © Oscar Humberto Marín Gómez
    Colombia
  • 8.
    Calls and drum of a pair, © Niels Krabbe
    Colombia
  • 9.
    Call, female, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call and flight call, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 11.
    Drumming, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Crimson-crested Woodpecker

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion widespread, also Panama

Crimson-crested Woodpecker subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Campephilus melanoleucos cearaee, s Brazil-No
Campephilus melanoleucos malherbiiw Panama to n, c Colombia-No
Campephilus melanoleucos melanoleucosColombia to the Guianas, s to Bolivia, Paraguay and ne Argentina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot negre de Gmelin
Chinese朱冠啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)緋紅冠啄木
Croatiancrnovrata žuna
Czechdatel královský
DanishKarmintoppet Spætte
DutchZwartkeelspecht
EsperantoRuĝkresta kampefilo
Estonianvöötkõht-kuningrähn
Finnishtulikärki
FrenchPic de Malherbe
GermanSchwarzkehl-Specht, Schwarzkehlspecht
GuaraniYpekû akâ pytâ, Arapatuare-para, Ypekû-akâ-pytâ
Hungarianamazóniai ácsharkály
ItalianPicchio crestacremisi, Picchio bianco e nero
Japaneseハナジロエボシゲラ
Lithuanianraudonkuodis juodasis genys
Norwegianhøvdingspett
Norwegian NynorskHøvdingspett
Polishdzieciol szkarlatnoczuby, dzięcioł szkarłatnoczuby
Portuguesepica-pau-de-crista-vermelha, Pica-pau-de-garganta-preta, pica-pau-de-topete-vermelho, pica-pau-de-cabeça-vermelha, pica-pau-real
RussianЧерногорлый флеоцеастес, Черногорлый дятел
SerbianDetlić sa grimiznom ćubom, Crvenoćuba žuna
Slovakchochlák čiernohrdlý
SpanishPito Negro de Pico Amarillo, Carpintero garganta negra, Carpintero listado de garganta negra, Picamaderos barbinegro, Carpintero Marcial
SwedishRödtofsad jättespett, rödtofsspett
TurkishAl Tepeli Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдятел-кардинал чорногорлий