Kaempfer's woodpecker
Kaempfer's woodpecker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Celeus |
Species: | C. obrieni
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Binomial name | |
Celeus obrieni Short, 1973
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Kaempfer's woodpecker (Celeus obrieni), also known as the Piauí woodpecker and previously as the caatinga woodpecker, is a species of
Taxonomy and systematics
The
What is now Kaepfer's woodpecker retained its classification as a subspecies until the early 2000s when regional and worldwide taxonomic systems recognized it as a full species based on the plumage and habitat differences and the huge separation in ranges. It was then named the caatinga woodpecker. By 2006 it was realized that the English name was based on confusion about where the type specimen had been collected. At that time it gained its current English name.[4][5]
The species' English name honors Emil Kaempfer, who collected the type specimen.
Description
Kaempfer's woodpecker is 26.5 to 38 cm (10 to 15 in) long and weighs 85 to 105 g (3.0 to 3.7 oz). Both sexes have a rufous-red head with a bushy crest. Adult males have a bright red malar patch and some red behind the eye and onto the crest; females do not have any bright red. Both sexes' hindneck and upperparts are yellow to creamy buff with a few black bars on the mantle and scapulars. Their flight feathers are chestnut to reddish chestnut except the
Distribution and habitat
Between the 1926 collection and 2006, no other individuals of Kaempfer's woodpecker were seen and the bird was feared
Little is known about the habitat preference of Kaempfer's woodpecker, but it appears to be associated with bamboo (specifically Guadua paniculata) growing in Cerrado and babassu palm forest.
Behavior
Movement
Kaempfer's woodpecker is a year-round resident throughout its range.[6]
Feeding
The diet of Kempfer's woodpecker appears to be mostly ants, especially those like
Breeding
Sightings of recently fledged juveniles suggest that the breeding season of Kaempfer's woodpecker begins in June or July, the start of the local dry season. Nothing else is known about its breeding biology.[6]
Vocal and non-vocal sounds
Kaempfer's woodpecker makes a "[l]oud, upslurred squeal followed by a softer bubbling chuckle, e.g. 'skweeah kah-kah-kah-kah-kah' or 'kreear klu-klu-klu-klu-klu'." It usually drums on bamboo stems; the rolls are "fast and evenly paced [and] separated by intervals of 16–20 seconds."[6]
Status
The
References
- ^ . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2023). "Woodpeckers". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Short, Lester (1973). "A new race of Celeus spectabilis from eastern Brazil". The Wilson Bulletin. 85 (4): 465–467. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ Zimmer, Kevin J. (August 2003). "Proposal (59) to South American Classification Committee: Split Celeus obrieni from C. spectabilis". South American Classification Committee. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Pacheco, José Fernando; Minns, Jeremy; Silveira, Luis Fábio; Olmos, Fabio (December 2006). "Proposal (249) to South American Classification Committee: Change the English name of Celeus obrieni to Kaempfer's Woodpecker". South American Classification Committee. Retrieved February 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, C. J. Sharpe, and D. A. Christie (2020). Kaempfer's Woodpecker (Celeus obrieni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.caawoo1.01 retrieved February 5, 2023
- ^ "Kaempfer's Woodpecker Celeus obrieni". BirdLife International. 2023. Retrieved February 5, 2023.