Celeus lugubris
We first saw this beautiful woodpecker in the woods called Monte Grande in Sept 2014. It stayed around for about a week and then we did not see it again until about the same time this year.
The male has a predominantly dark brown back with pale flecks. The rump is pale yellow and the tail feathers are black with chestnut coverts. Underparts are dark brown. The face is black with a large red malar and brown lores, and the majority of its head is covered in a straw coloured crest with a peak. It is medium sized at about 23cm.
Eyes are a chestnut brown surrounded by a bluish eye-ring.
The female is similar but lacks the large red malar and instead has brownish cheeks.
