Ochre backed woodpecker

The ochre-backed woodpecker (Celeus flavescens ochraceus) is a bird in the family Picidae that occurs over a large area of eastern Brazil. It was previously always considered as a subspecies of the blond-crested woodpecker but the authors of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2015 argued that it should be treated as a distinct species. This recommendation was accepted by the International Ornithologists' Union and the online edition of the Handbook of the Birds of the World but the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithologists' Union has yet to rule on its status.

The ochre-backed woodpecker is smaller than the blond-crested woodpecker and has darker orange-buff plumage on the head.