Cream-colored Woodpecker

SCI Name:  Celeus flavus
Protonym:  Picus flavus Natursyst.Suppl. Suppl. p.91
Taxonomy:  Piciformes / Picidae / Celeus
Taxonomy Code:  crcwoo2
Type Locality:  Cayenne.
Author:  Statius Muller
Publish Year:  1776
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

CELEUS
(Picidae; Ϯ Blond-crested Woodpecker C. flavescens) Gr. κελεος keleos  green woodpecker (cf. Gr. myth. Celeus, king of Eleusis, proverbial for his rustic dress and love of agricultural pursuits); "Celeus für die americanischen P. flavescens, P. exalbidus, P. ochraceus Spix, P. cinnamomeus Lath., P. brunneus Licht., P. tinunculus Wagl., badioides Less. centu. p. 14, denen vielleicht asiatische beyzugesellen.  Ein Mitkennzeichen für die Gattung gibt die Holle der meisten Arten, die aus mit ordentlichen Schäften und Fahnen versehenen Federn gebildet ist, ab. Viele andere Arten müssen einstweilig unter dem Namen Picus vereinigt bleiben" (Boie 1831); "Celeus Boie, Isis von Oken, 1831, col. 542. Type, by subsequent designation, C. flavescens (Gm.) = Picus flavescens Gmelin. (G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 55.)" (Peters, 1948, VI, p. 122).
Synon. Celeopicos, Cerchneipicus, Cerchneopipo, Crocomorphus, Malacolophus, Xanthopicus.
● See: Cela

Cela
Gr. κελης kelēs, κελητος kelētos  courser, race-horse  < κελλω kellō  to drive on.
• (Casuariidae; syn. Casuarius † Double-wattled Cassowary C. casuarius) "56. KASUARIS, in 't Lat. Cela †   Casuarius. by LINNÆUS. gesl. 63.  Emeu. by CLUSIUS. Exot. L. v. c. 3.  Casuel. by PERR. Mem. des Anim. 184.  ... † Deeze vogel gelykt meer naar een Kasuaris dan naar een Struis. Hy heeft, zegt RAY, aan den voet vier vingeren, drie van vooren en éénen van agteren, die dik en rond is" (Moehring 1758); "b. Ohne Hinterzehe, Wadfüße, Schn. mäßig.  2. Gattung. Cela, Eme, Kasuar, Kasuel  ...  1. Art. Gem. Eme, Struthio Casuarius, Cela  ...  2. Art. Neu-Holländischer Eme" (Oken 1816); "Cela Oken, 1816, Lehrbuch Naturgesch., III, Zool. (2), p. 646.  Alternative name for Casuarius Brisson, 1760." (JAJ 2021).
• (Otididae; syn. Chlamydotis † Houbara Bustard C. undulata) "XIII. Tribu. ——  OISEAUX SENSIERS.  OUTARDES.   ...   3. O. nasier.  Otis.    4. O. oreillier.  Cela." (Oken, 1821, Esquisse du système d'anatomie, de physiologie et d'histoire naturelle, p. 60 (nom. nud.).  For the purposes of The Key only, the implied type is here fixed by subsequent designation, "O. oreillier" of Oken = Psophia undulata von Jacquin, 1784." (JAJ 2021).
• ‡ (Emeidae; syn. Euryapteryx † Broad-billed Moa E. curtus) "Genera et Species typicae   ...   1. x Cela (MÖHRING)  curta (Dinornis curtus Owen Zool. Transact. III. 327. pl. 47 et 48.) R." (Reichenbach 1853); "Cela Reichenbach, 1853 (not of Moehring, 1758, nor of Oken, 1816, nor of Illiger, 1826 (nom. dub.)), Avium Systema Naturale, p. XXX.  Type, by original designation, Dinornis curtus Owen, 1846." (JAJ 2020) (see Emeus).
Var. Celeus.

flavum / flavus
L. flavus  golden-yellow, gold-coloured, yellow (cf. Late L. flavus   yellow cap).
● ex “Brasilian Bittern” of Willughby, 1678, “Ardea brasiliana” of Ray 1713, “Botaurus brasiliensis” of Brisson 1760, “Butor jaune du Brésil” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Yellow Bittern” of Latham 1785 (syn. Botaurus pinnatus).
● ex “Coucou petit de l’Île de Panay” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 814, and Sonnerat 1776, “Petit coucou à tête grise et ventre jaune” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Yellow-bellied Cuckow” of Latham 1782 (syn. Cacomantis merulinus).
● ex “Geai à ventre jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 249, and “Yellow-bellied Jay” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pitangus sulphuratus).
● ex “Troupiale jaune d’Antigue” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Antiguan Yellow Oriole” of Latham 1782 (Xanthopsar).
● ex “Merle jaune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Yellow Thrush” of Latham 1783 (unident.).

SUBSPECIES

Cream-colored Woodpecker (flavus)
SCI Name: Celeus flavus flavus
flavum / flavus
L. flavus  golden-yellow, gold-coloured, yellow (cf. Late L. flavus   yellow cap).
● ex “Brasilian Bittern” of Willughby, 1678, “Ardea brasiliana” of Ray 1713, “Botaurus brasiliensis” of Brisson 1760, “Butor jaune du Brésil” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Yellow Bittern” of Latham 1785 (syn. Botaurus pinnatus).
● ex “Coucou petit de l’Île de Panay” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 814, and Sonnerat 1776, “Petit coucou à tête grise et ventre jaune” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Yellow-bellied Cuckow” of Latham 1782 (syn. Cacomantis merulinus).
● ex “Geai à ventre jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 249, and “Yellow-bellied Jay” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pitangus sulphuratus).
● ex “Troupiale jaune d’Antigue” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Antiguan Yellow Oriole” of Latham 1782 (Xanthopsar).
● ex “Merle jaune de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Yellow Thrush” of Latham 1783 (unident.).

Cream-colored Woodpecker (peruvianus)
SCI Name: Celeus flavus peruvianus
peruana / peruanum / peruanus / peruvia / peruviana / peruvianus / peruviensis
Peru. Said to be named after Biru, a local Inca encountered by the conquistadores (although the name is also accredited to a Panamanian cazique). Until the early 18^th century the Viceroyalty of Peru included all Spanish possessions in South America.
● ex “Geai du Pérou” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 625, and de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Peruvian Jay” of Latham 1781 (syn. Cyanocorax yncas).
● ex “Coq de Roche du Pérou” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 745, and de Buffon 1770-1783 (Rupicola).
● Erroneous TL. Peru (= Brazil) (Tangara).
● Erroneous TL. Peru (= Tahiti) (Vini).

Cream-colored Woodpecker (subflavus)
SCI Name: Celeus flavus subflavus
subflavum / subflavus
L. sufflavus or subflavus  yellowish, light blonde  <  sub  somewhat, beneath; flavus  yellow (cf. Mod. L. subflavus  pale yellow).
● L. sub  near to; specific name Picus flavus Statius Müller, 1776 (subsp. Celeus flavus).

Cream-colored Woodpecker (tectricialis)
SCI Name: Celeus flavus tectricialis
tectricialis
Mod. L. tectricialis  of the coverts  < tectrix, tetrices  coverts  < L. tegere  to cover.