NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The chestnut woodpecker (Celeus elegans) a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Chestnut woodpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:37:10.555558+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Celeus elegans (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
- Name authority
- (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
- Common name
- Chestnut Woodpecker
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Celeus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- subfamilyPicinae
- genusCeleus F. Boie, 1831
- speciesCeleus elegans (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Celeus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cream-colored WoodpeckerCeleus flavus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-breasted WoodpeckerCeleus grammicus (Natterer & Malherbe, 1845) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon WoodpeckerCeleus loricatus (Reichenbach, 1854) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-crested WoodpeckerCeleus lugubris (Malherbe, 1851) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-colored WoodpeckerCeleus castaneus (Wagler, 1829) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Helmeted WoodpeckerCeleus galeatus (Temminck, 1822) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ochre-backed WoodpeckerCeleus ochraceus (von Spix, 1824) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-headed WoodpeckerCeleus spectabilis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880 | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554091 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XGVV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.