The Pikachu Bird, The Cream-colored Woodpecker Has Amazing Feathers

This beautiful creamy-yellow woodpecker is native to South America and resident in its range. The nominate race presents very variable coloration in plumage, with wide degree of individual variation.

Female is similar, but she lacks the red malar stripe. Juvenile resemble adults, but its plumage is slightly cinnamon-buff. We can see some barring on tertials. Young male shows very soon red tips on cheek feathers. We can find four subspecies within the range: Celeus flavus flavus. Celeus flavus peruvianus, slightly larger, with more brown in wings than nominate. Celeus flavus tectricialis, similar in size, with much brown in wing coverts and paler flight feathers.Celeus flavus subflavus is largest, with broad bases and centres in feathers on mantle and breast.