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title: "Koningsspecht"
description: "Campephilus guatemalensis — Vogels. The pale-billed woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) is a species of woodpecker of the genus Campephilus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pale-billed-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Koningsspecht

> Campephilus guatemalensis — Vogels. The pale-billed woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) is a species of woodpecker of the genus Campephilus.

- Scientific name: *Campephilus guatemalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 4866
- Wikidata: [Q1035440](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1035440)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18291](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18291)

## Names

- en: Pale-billed Woodpecker
- de: Königsspecht
- es: Carpintero Pico Plateado
- fr: Pic à bec clair
- nl: Koningsspecht
- pl: Dzięcioł jasnodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

MX (2353), CR (1694), BZ (261), GT (188), HN (82), NI (40), PA (24)

## Summary

The pale-billed woodpecker (Campephilus guatemalensis) is a species of woodpecker of the genus Campephilus. It is found from Mexico to Panama.

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

## Photo

![Koningsspecht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pale-billed-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111775072

## Machine access

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