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title: "Strogele specht"
description: "Celeus flavus — Vogels. The cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/cream-colored-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Strogele specht

> Celeus flavus — Vogels. The cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Celeus flavus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 830
- Wikidata: [Q549537](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q549537)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18071](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18071)

## Names

- en: Cream-colored Woodpecker
- de: Strohspecht
- es: Carpintero amarillo
- fr: Pic jaune
- it: Picchio giallo
- nl: Strogele specht
- pt: Pica-pau-amarelo
- pl: Dzięcioł kremowy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (255), EC (164), PE (124), CO (92), GF (54), BO (34), GY (25), SR (21), VE (3)

## Summary

The cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in most mainland South American countries except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Strogele specht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cream-colored-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti 🏳️‍⚧️ · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142377862

## Machine access

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