Ringed Woodpecker
Celeus torquatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Ringed Woodpecker, Celeus torquatus, is a woodpecker of South America, with a breeding range in Amazonia and south-east Brazil. It belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes. The species is present in tall humid tropical forest, especially terra firme, and also occurs in várzea, secondary forest, gallery forest and cerrado. The Atlantic Forest form is confined to large areas of closed canopy forest. It is a resident bird throughout its range. Adults have a pale cinnamon head with a rufous wash and a fairly bushy crest, while males show red on the face and females do not.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia and se Brazil
