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title: "Blond-crested Woodpecker"
description: "Celeus flavescens — Birds. The blond-crested woodpecker (Celeus flavescens) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/blond-crested-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blond-crested Woodpecker

> Celeus flavescens — Birds. The blond-crested woodpecker (Celeus flavescens) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Celeus flavescens*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 2617
- Wikidata: [Q859324](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859324)
- iNaturalist taxon: [850897](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/850897)

## Names

- en: Blond-crested Woodpecker
- de: Gelbschopfspecht
- es: Carpintero copete amarillo
- fr: Pic à tête blonde
- nl: Blondkuifspecht
- pt: Pica-pau-de-cabeça-amarela
- pl: Dzięcioł żółtawy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2361), AR (135), PY (7)

## Summary

The blond-crested woodpecker (Celeus flavescens) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blond-crested_woodpecker

## Photo

![Blond-crested Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blond-crested-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165285840

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/blond-crested-woodpecker?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).