Celeus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Celeus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Picidae – certain woodpeckers of the tropical and subtropical Americas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Piciformes - order; Picidae - family; Picinae - subfamily; Picini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Celeus loricatus (cinnamon woodpecker, Celeus undatus (waved woodpecker, Celeus grammicus (scaly-breasted woodpecker, Celeus castaneus (chestnut-colored woodpecker, Celeus elegans (chestnut woodpecker, Celeus lugubris (pale-crested woodpecker, Celeus flavescens (blond-crested woodpecker, Celeus ochraceus (ochre-backed woodpecker, Celeus flavus (cream-colored woodpecker, Celeus spectabilis (rufous-headed woodpecker, Celeus obrieni (Kaempfer's woodpecker, Celeus torquatus (ringed woodpecker, Celeus occidentalis (Amazonian black-breasted woodpecker, Celeus tinnunculus (Atlantic black-breasted woodpecker, Celeus galeatus (helmeted woodpecker
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Picini): Chrysophlegma, Dryocopus, Picus, Mulleripicus, Piculus, Colaptes - genera
References
Celeus (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Celeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Celeus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Celeus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Celeus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
