Ochre-backed woodpecker

The ochre-backed woodpecker (Celeus ochraceus) is a bird in the family Picidae that occurs over a large area of eastern Brazil. It was previously always considered as a subspecies of the blond-crested woodpecker, but the authors of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2015 argued that it should be treated as a separate species.[2] This recommendation was accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union,[3] the online edition of the Handbook of the Birds of the World,[4] and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society.[5]

Ochre-backed woodpecker
female at Arari, Maranhão state, Brazil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	Celeus
Species:	C. flavescens
Binomial name
Celeus flavescens (von Spix, 1824)
Synonyms
Celeus flavescens ochraceus

The ochre-backed woodpecker is smaller than the blond-crested woodpecker and has darker orange-buff plumage on the head.[4]

References

1. BirdLife International (2017). "Celeus flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T61536248A118584789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61536248A118584789.en. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. Benz, B.W.; Robbins, M.B. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics, vocalizations, and species limits in Celeus woodpeckers (Aves: Picidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 61 (1): 29–44. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.05.001. PMID 21596145.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Woodpeckers". World Bird List Version 6.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
4. del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Christie, D.A. (2016). "Ochre-backed Woodpecker (Celeus ochraceus)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, Sargatal; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 11 May 2016.(subscription required)
5. Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, C. D. Cadena, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, J. F. Pacheco, J. Pérez-Emán, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 1 July 2018. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithologists' Union. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved 1 July 2018