Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Piculus rivolii) - HBW 7, p. 509

French: Pic de Rivoli German: Rotmantelspecht Spanish: Carpintero Candela

Taxonomy: Picus Rivolii Boissonneau, 1840, no locality = near Bogotá, Colombia.
Races rather poorly differentiated except for atriceps. Five subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840) - NW Venezuela (Sierra de Perijá) S in Andes to EC Colombia.
  • meridae (Chapman, 1923) - W Venezuela (Mérida, Táchira).
  • quindiuna (Chapman, 1923) - Andes of NC Colombia.

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  • rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840) - NW Venezuela (Sierra de Perijá) S in Andes to EC Colombia.
  • meridae (Chapman, 1923) - W Venezuela (Mérida, Táchira).
  • quindiuna (Chapman, 1923) - Andes of NC Colombia.
  • brevirostris (Taczanowski, 1875) - SW Colombia S to C Peru.
  • atriceps (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1876) - SE Peru and W & C Bolivia.