• Synonyms Waved Woodpecker, Waved or Scaly-breasted Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Picus undatus

Variable Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Female, male, song, © Rodrigo Dela Rosa
    Brazil
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 3.
    ?, © Renaudier Alexandre
    French Guiana
  • 4.
    Drumming, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 6.
    Song, © Niels Poul Dreyer
    Guyana
  • 7.
    Male, song, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 8.
    Drum, call, © Peter Boesman
    Venezuela
  • 9.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Brazil
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Variable Woodpecker

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion w, c Amazonia from se Colombia and e Peru to c Brazil and the Guianas

Variable Woodpecker subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Celeus undatus amacurensisne Venezuela-No
Celeus undatus grammicusse Colombia and s Venezuela to ne Peru and w Brazil; also French Guiana-No
Celeus undatus latifasciatusse Peru and sw Brazil to n Bolivia-No
Celeus undatus multifasciatusne Brazil (s of the Amazon)-No
Celeus undatus subcervinusc Brazil-No
Celeus undatus undatuse Venezuela, the Guianas and ne Brazil-No
Celeus undatus verreauxiie Ecuador and ne Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot undulat
Chinese波斑啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)波狀啄木
Croatiansmeđoglava žuna
Czechdatel vlnkovaný
DanishVatret Spætte
DutchGeschubde Specht
EsperantoOnda pego
Estoniankirju-tutträhn
Finnishraitatöyhtötikka
FrenchPic ondé, Pic ondé ou P. de Verreaux
GermanOlivbürzelspecht, Olivbürzel-Specht
ItalianPicchio vermicolato, Picchio ondulato
Japaneseシマテンニョゲラ
Lithuanianbanguotasis kuoduotasis genys
Norwegianriflingspett, vatrespett
Norwegian NynorskRiflingspett
Polishdzięcioł tygrysi, dzieciol tygrysi
Portuguesepica-pau-ondulado, pica-pau-barrado
RussianВолнистый дятел-гренадер, Волнистый целеус
Slovakvlikáč vlnkovaný
SpanishCarpintero Ondulado, Carpintero ondoso
Swedishvågspett, vågbandad kastanjespett, Rödstjärtad kastanjespett
TurkishDalgalı Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianятла смугаста