Genus Celeus

Rufous Woodpecker - The Rufous Woodpecker, Micropternus brachyurus is a brown woodpecker found in South Asia. Its genus, Micropternus, is monotypic.

 

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Chestnut Woodpecker - The habitat of this large woodpecker is forest and other closed woodland. The nest hole is in a dead tree, with the chamber floor up to 30 cm below the entrance. Three white eggs are laid.

 

Blond-crested Woodpecker - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

 

Cream-coloured Woodpecker - The Cream-colored Woodpecker, Celeus flavus, is a species of woodpecker native to South America, from Colombia and the Guianas to Peru, Bolivia, and the eastern part of Brazil, including a southeast Brazil coastal strip. It is colored creamy yellow, except for the wingtips and tail, which are much darker. Males also have dark rings around their eyes. It has a large crest that is always raised. It eats mainly tree ants, although it does eat other insects and some fruits. It is not known how the Cream-colored Woodpecker nests, although it is believed that they nest in holes in trees. They do not migrate.

 

Scaly-breasted Woodpecker - Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Cinnamon Woodpecker - It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Pale-crested Woodpecker - Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

 

Caatinga Woodpecker - Normally, it has been considered a subspecies of the Rufous-headed Woodpecker , but an evaluation by the South American Classification Committee in 2003 resulted in it being recognized as a distinct species. This was based on the differences in habitat, size and plumage, combined with the large distance between the ranges of the two species.

Rufous-headed Woodpecker - It is found in the western Amazon in northern Bolivia, far south-western Brazil , eastern Ecuador, and eastern Peru. Its natural habitats are tropical humid forests and woodland. It is often associated with bamboo.

Order : Piciformes
Family : Picidae
Genus : Celeus