Rufous-headed Woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis)
About the Rufous-headed Woodpecker
The rufous-headed woodpecker (Celeus spectabilis) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru. The rufous-headed woodpecker has two subspecies, the nominate C. s. spectabilis (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1880) and C. s. exsul (Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1941). What is now Kaempfer's woodpecker (C. obrieni) was included as a third subspecies until the early 2000s.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 40 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.