NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus (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 cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in most mainland South American countries except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Wikipedia contributors, Cream-colored woodpecker; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:00:15.620501+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Celeus flavus (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
- Name authority
- (P. L. S. Müller, 1776)
- Common name
- Cream-colored 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 flavus (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut WoodpeckerCeleus elegans (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | PicidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blond-crested WoodpeckerCeleus flavescens (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | 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.
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=554094 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:5XH7V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.