Piciformes / Picidae / Celeus

Variable Woodpecker

Celeus undatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Celeus undatus amacurensis

northeastern Venezuela (Delta Amacuro)
Celeus undatus grammicus

southeastern Colombia and southern Venezuela to northeastern Peru and western Brazil (eastward to lower Rio Negro and Rio Purus)
Celeus undatus latifasciatus

southeastern Peru to northern Bolivia and western Brazil (upper Rio Madeira)
Celeus undatus multifasciatus

northeastern Brazil south of the Amazon River (central Pará eastward to Rio Tocantins and western Maranhão)
Celeus undatus subcervinus

western Amazonian Brazil, south of the Amazon River, from Rio Purus eastward to lower Rio Tapajos and southward to northern Mato Grosso
Celeus undatus undatus

eastern Venezuela to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil north of the Amazon River (west from middle and lower Rio Negro)
Celeus undatus verreauxii

tropical eastern Ecuador and adjacent northeastern Peru

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.