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title: "Crimson-crested Woodpecker"
description: "Campephilus melanoleucos — Uccelli. The crimson-crested woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/crimson-crested-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crimson-crested Woodpecker

> Campephilus melanoleucos — Uccelli. The  crimson-crested woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Campephilus melanoleucos*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 3588
- Wikidata: [Q1269588](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1269588)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18273](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18273)

## Names

- en: Crimson-crested Woodpecker
- de: Schwarzkehlspecht
- es: Carpintero marcial
- fr: Pic de Malherbe
- nl: Zwartkeelspecht
- pt: Pica-pau-de-topete-vermelho
- pl: Dzięcioł szkarłatnoczuby

## Countries with the most observations

BR (949), PA (678), CO (624), EC (318), PE (291), BO (147), GF (98), TT (80), GY (39), VE (34), PY (19), SR (19)

## Summary

The  crimson-crested woodpecker (Campephilus melanoleucos) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Panama, Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329351511

## Machine access

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