6 thoughts on “Ringed Woodpecker (Celeus torquatus)”
This species is seemingly very rare and local in the Belem Centre of Endemism with few recent records. It was missed by several recent surveys in the interior e.g. (Lees et al. 2012) backed up by few records on WikiAves https://www.wikiaves.com/mapaRegistros_pica-pau-de-coleira I only recorded the species once in 5 years of living in the region.
Lees, A.C., Moura, N.G., Santana, A., Aleixo, A., Barlow, J., Berenguer, E., Ferreira, J. and Gardner, T.A., 2012. Paragominas: a quantitative baseline inventory of an eastern Amazonian avifauna. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 20(2), pp.93-118.
In the Guianas this species is less common than other Celeus but is no more rare than many other forest-dependent bird species, so I agree with this reassessment. Some recent data: four individuals detected over 10 field days in undisturbed tall terra firme forest in southern Guyana, early rainy season; eight individuals in 49.4 hours of survey effort in eastern Suriname, rainy season; one individual in 29 hours of survey effort in the same area of eastern Suriname, dry season (all in 2022-23). Suriname survey location was degraded terra firme forest with extensive disturbance from logging and small-scale mining, suggesting this species is somewhat resilient to such disturbance.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 12 February 2024. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 12 February 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Many thanks to those who commented on the discussion above, this information will be incorporated into the assessment distribution, habitat and threats descriptions. Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 18 February 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 February 2024.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Ringed Woodpecker is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2024.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2024 Red List categories will now be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
This species is seemingly very rare and local in the Belem Centre of Endemism with few recent records. It was missed by several recent surveys in the interior e.g. (Lees et al. 2012) backed up by few records on WikiAves https://www.wikiaves.com/mapaRegistros_pica-pau-de-coleira I only recorded the species once in 5 years of living in the region.
Lees, A.C., Moura, N.G., Santana, A., Aleixo, A., Barlow, J., Berenguer, E., Ferreira, J. and Gardner, T.A., 2012. Paragominas: a quantitative baseline inventory of an eastern Amazonian avifauna. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia, 20(2), pp.93-118.
In the Guianas this species is less common than other Celeus but is no more rare than many other forest-dependent bird species, so I agree with this reassessment. Some recent data: four individuals detected over 10 field days in undisturbed tall terra firme forest in southern Guyana, early rainy season; eight individuals in 49.4 hours of survey effort in eastern Suriname, rainy season; one individual in 29 hours of survey effort in the same area of eastern Suriname, dry season (all in 2022-23). Suriname survey location was degraded terra firme forest with extensive disturbance from logging and small-scale mining, suggesting this species is somewhat resilient to such disturbance.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments until 12 February 2024. We will now analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a preliminary decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 12 February 2024, when discussions will re-open.
Preliminary proposal
Many thanks to those who commented on the discussion above, this information will be incorporated into the assessment distribution, habitat and threats descriptions. Based on available information, our preliminary proposal for the 2024 Red List would be to adopt the proposed classifications outlined in the initial forum discussion.
There is now a period for further comments until the final deadline on 18 February 2024, after which the recommended categorisations will be put forward to IUCN.
The final 2024 Red List categories will be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in December 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.
Many thanks to everyone who has contributed to this discussion. We greatly appreciate the time and effort invested in commenting. The window for consultation is now closed and we are unable to accept any more comments. We will analyse and interpret the information, and we will post a final decision on this species’ Red List status on this page on 26 February 2024.
Recommended categorisation to be put forward to IUCN
The final categorisation for this species has not changed. Ringed Woodpecker is recommended to be listed as Least Concern.
Many thanks for everyone who contributed to the 2024.1 GTB Forum process. The final 2024 Red List categories will now be published on the BirdLife and IUCN websites in October 2024, following further checking of information relevant to the assessments by both BirdLife and IUCN.