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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]], [[Venezuela]], [[French Guiana]], and western [[Brazil]]. | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], northern [[Bolivia]], [[Venezuela]], [[French Guiana]], and western [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 31 July 2016
Alternative name: Scale-breasted Woodpecker
- Celeus grammicus
Identification
23–26 cm (9-10¼ in)
Notice the lack of scaling on undertail coverts
Male
- Reddish-chestnut forehead
Distribution
Female
Photo by Stanley Jones
Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador, January 2016
Photo by Stanley Jones
Napo Wildlife Center, Yasuni National Park, Orellna Province, Ecuador, January 2016
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia, Venezuela, French Guiana, and western Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1]:
- C. g. grammicus:
- C. g. verreauxii :
- Tropical eastern Ecuador and adjacent north-eastern Peru
- C. g. subcervinus:
- West Amazonian Brazil and northern Mato Grosso
- C. g. latifasciatus:
- South East Peru to northern Bolivia and western Brazil (upper Rio Madeira)
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, second growth, and tree rich savannas.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds from heavier branches and trunks. Their main diet consists of ants and fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Scaly-breasted Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Scaly-breasted_Woodpecker
