Pale-crested woodpecker

The pale-crested woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Picidae, the woodpeckers and allies. It is found in central Bolivia and the Pantanal region of southwestern Brazil; also in central Paraguay and the border region of northern Argentina.

Pale-crested woodpecker
female at Pantanal, Poconé, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Celeus
Species:
C. lugubris
Binomial name
Celeus lugubris
(Malherbe, 1851)
Celeus lugubris Keulemans, 1897

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Celeus lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)



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