Photo: Félix Uribe from Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Cinnamon Woodpecker (Celeus loricatus) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Cinnamon Woodpecker (Celeus loricatus) is a member of the Picidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 76.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Celeus
- Species loricatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 76.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cinnamon Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Cinnamon Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cinnamon Woodpecker (Celeus loricatus) belongs to the Picidae family of the order Piciformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA e Nicaragua to sw Ecuador.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 76.6 g, with a wing length of about 11.9 cm and a tail of around 7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 298,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cinnamon Woodpecker?
The Cinnamon Woodpecker is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 76.6 g.
Where does the Cinnamon Woodpecker live?
The Cinnamon Woodpecker is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA e Nicaragua to sw Ecuador, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Cinnamon Woodpecker belong to?
The Cinnamon Woodpecker (Celeus loricatus) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Cinnamon Woodpecker eat?
The Cinnamon Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cinnamon Woodpecker migrate?
The Cinnamon Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cinnamon Woodpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Cinnamon Woodpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Cinnamon Woodpecker — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cinnamon Woodpecker's range?
The Cinnamon Woodpecker has a mapped global range of about 298,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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How to choose a suet feeder for woodpeckers — the styles compared, why a tail prop helps, and how to keep starlings off. A decision framework with the woodpecker species in the Birbs encyclopedia.
Meet the Picidae
A field guide to the Picidae family — 239 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.