Kaempfer's woodpecker

Description

The Kaempfer's woodpecker (Celeus obrieni),also known as Piauí woodpecker,is a species of woodpecker from Brazil.The type specimen,a female,was collected in the Brazilian state of Piauí in 1926.No other individuals were collected or seen and the bird was feared extinct,until a male was captured by Advaldo Dias do Prado during mist netting in 2006 in the state of Tocantins.It was known as the Caatinga woodpecker for some time,but this name is misleading and based on confusion between two places with similar names (see below).It has a total length of about 24 centimeters (9½ in).The head and remiges are mainly rufous-chestnut,the underparts and back are buff,the wing-coverts are barred in black and buff and the chest and tail are uniform black.The male has a red malar and mottling on its crest.For comparison,the rufous-headed woodpecker is larger and has extensive black barring on the back and underparts.