Woodpeckers (Picidae)

Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) - HBW 7, p. 506

French: Pic vert-doré German: Bronzespecht Spanish: Carpintero Verdiamarillo

Taxonomy: Picus chrysochloros Vieillot, 1818, Paraguay and Brazil.
Forms a superspecies with P. aurulentus. Specific name sometimes misspelt as chrysochlorus. Racial differentiation partly obscured by considerable individual variation; birds in S Colombia (Putumayo) and NE Ecuador lacking red malar stripe may possibly represent a new, as yet unnamed race; further study needed, possibly also taxonomic revision. Nine subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

aurosus (Nelson, 1912) - E Panama.
xanthochlorus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1875) - N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
capistratus (Malherbe, 1862) - SE Colombia and NW Brazil E to Surinam.

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aurosus (Nelson, 1912) - E Panama.
xanthochlorus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1875) - N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
capistratus (Malherbe, 1862) - SE Colombia and NW Brazil E to Surinam.
guianensis Todd, 1937 - French Guiana.
paraensis (Snethlage, 1907) - NE Brazil.
laemostictus Todd, 1937 - NW Brazil.
hypochryseus Todd, 1937 - W Brazil S to N Bolivia.
chrysochloros (Vieillot, 1818) - C & S Brazil S to E Bolivia, W Paraguay and N Argentina (Formosa S to Santa Fe).
polyzonus (Valenciennes, 1826) - SE Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro).

Least Concern

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Adult female. Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp capistratus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 12 August 2012 26 weeks ago 4.4
Female Locality Puerto Piracuacito, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (ssp chrysochloros)
Horacio Luna 20 February 2012 15 weeks ago 4
A female on the tree Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 August 2010 1 year ago 3.7
A female on a small tree. Locality Chapada do Araripe, Ceará State, Brazil
Ken Havard 8 February 2007 37 weeks ago 3.7
A male on the tree Locality Passo do Lontra, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 10 August 2010 1 year ago 3.5
A male climbing a tree. Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp hypochryseus)
Carmelo López 19 November 2011 1 year ago 3.3
Dorsal view of a female on hand. Locality Manoa, Pando Department, Bolivia
Joe Tobias 1 May 2005 16 weeks ago 3
A close-up of the head of one female. Locality Manoa, Pando Department, Bolivia
Joe Tobias 1 May 2005 16 weeks ago 3
A female perched on a branch. Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp hypochryseus)
Joe Tobias 16 weeks ago 3