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.

The Chestnut Woodpecker is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

* Chestnut Woodpecker, resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad * Horse-chestnut leaf miner, a moth. More

The Chestnut Woodpecker, Celeus elegans, is a resident breeding bird in South America from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and on Trinidad. 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. The Chestnut Woodpecker is 28 cm long and weighs 127g. More

The Chestnut Woodpecker is 28 cm long and weighs 127g. It is a rich unbarred chestnut brown with a yellow rump and flanks and a yellowish crest. The wings and tail are black and the bill yellow-white. The male has a red malar (cheek) stripe, but otherwise the sexes are similar. C. e. leotaudi of Trinidad is smaller, paler, and much brighter than the mainland forms. Other subspecies have differing crest colors. More

The species of Chestnut Woodpecker found in Trinidad is smaller and brighter than the species found in South America. This bird is a rich chestnut brown with a yellow rump and flanks. The tail and wings are black. The under wing coverts and flight feathers are yellow barred black, generally only visible from below. There is a well defined rear pointing tawny crest with a red malar stripe and yellowish white bill. Females are similar to males but do not have the malar stripe. More

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