Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Celeus obrieni)

Other Names (World)
Kaempfer's Woodpecker, Caatinga Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
26 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
Short, 1973

Habitat
Cerrado woodland with open gallery forest and baba�upalm forest.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

Eastern Brazil (western Piau�).

Population
Estimated population is 50 - 249 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat loss and degradation through fires, infrastructure development and conversion to soya crop is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
An up-slurred 'reeahh-kah-kah-kah-kah'.

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Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Celeus obrieni) [XC108387]
by from Estrada povoado Irupu-Sigana, Tuntum, Maranh\u00e3o, Brazil (song, canto\/song)

Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Celeus obrieni) [XC95579]
by from Estrada para Colinas do Sul-GO, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (drumming)

Subspecies
Celeus spectabilis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis) and Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Celeus obrieni) following SACC (2005).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Differs from Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis) in its plain yellow back and underparts rather than showing heavy black streaking.

References
See References.

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