Ochre-backed woodpecker

Ochre-backed woodpecker
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
Trinomial name
Celeus flavescens ochraceus (von Spix, 1824)

The ochre-backed woodpecker (Celeus flavescens ochraceus) is a bird in the Picidae family 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 distinct species.^[2] This recommendation was accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union^[3] and the online edition of the Handbook of the Birds of the World^[4] but the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union has yet to rule on its status.^[5]

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 (2014). "Celeus ochraceus". IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-2.RLTS.T61536248A61536722.en.
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.
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. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 11 May 2016.(subscription required)
5. Remsen, J.V. "A Classification of the Bird Species of South America. Part 5". American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 November 2016.