Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Order
- Piciformes
Overview
The chestnut-colored woodpecker (Celeus castaneus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Gulf-Caribbean slope of southern Mexico (southern Veracruz) to western Panama.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Chestnut-colored woodpecker
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
