Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Golden-olive Woodpecker (Piculus rubiginosus) - HBW 7, p. 509
French: Pic or-olive
German: Olivmantelspecht
Spanish: Carpintero Oliváceo
Other common names: Green Woodpecker(!), Blue-headed Woodpecker; Bronze-winged Woodpecker (aeruginosus group)
Taxonomy: Picus rubiginosus Swainson, 1820, Caracas, Venezuela.
Forms a superspecies with P. auricularis, and sometimes regarded as conspecific. N races aeruginosus and yucatanensis possibly represent a distinct species, apparently differing in vocalizations. Considerable individual variation in coloration and pattern, making defining and delimitation of races difficult; those listed best regarded as a tentative general guide, requiring clarification through further research. Additional named races include maximus (E & C Pacific highlands of SE Mexico and Guatemala), differens (Pacific slope of Guatemala), uropygi.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Picus rubiginosus Swainson, 1820, Caracas, Venezuela.
Forms a superspecies with P. auricularis, and sometimes regarded as conspecific. N races aeruginosus and yucatanensis possibly represent a distinct species, apparently differing in vocalizations. Considerable individual variation in coloration and pattern, making defining and delimitation of races difficult; those listed best regarded as a tentative general guide, requiring clarification through further research. Additional named races include maximus (E & C Pacific highlands of SE Mexico and Guatemala), differens (Pacific slope of Guatemala), uropygialis (mountains of Costa Rica and W Panama), and in Colombia pacificus (W Andes), michaelis (SE Nariño), palmitae (W slope of E Andes in N) and nuchalis (E slope of Andes near Ecuador border), all of which fall within range of variation of other races. Nineteen subspecies recognized.
Forms a superspecies with P. auricularis, and sometimes regarded as conspecific. N races aeruginosus and yucatanensis possibly represent a distinct species, apparently differing in vocalizations. Considerable individual variation in coloration and pattern, making defining and delimitation of races difficult; those listed best regarded as a tentative general guide, requiring clarification through further research. Additional named races include maximus (E & C Pacific highlands of SE Mexico and Guatemala), differens (Pacific slope of Guatemala), uropygialis (mountains of Costa Rica and W Panama), and in Colombia pacificus (W Andes), michaelis (SE Nariño), palmitae (W slope of E Andes in N) and nuchalis (E slope of Andes near Ecuador border), all of which fall within range of variation of other races. Nineteen subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aeruginosus (Malherbe, 1862) - E Mexico (Tamaulipas to Veracruz).
- yucatanensis (Cabot, 1844) - S Mexico (from Oaxaca) S to W Panama.
- alleni (Bangs, 1902) - N Colombia (Santa Marta area).
- aeruginosus (Malherbe, 1862) - E Mexico (Tamaulipas to Veracruz).
- yucatanensis (Cabot, 1844) - S Mexico (from Oaxaca) S to W Panama.
- alleni (Bangs, 1902) - N Colombia (Santa Marta area).
- meridensis (Ridgway, 1911) - NW Venezuela.
- rubiginosus (Swainson, 1820) - NC & NE Venezuela.
- tobagensis (Ridgway, 1911) - Tobago.
- trinitatis (Ridgway, 1911) - Trinidad.
- deltanus Alvedo & Ginés, 1953 - Delta Amacuro in NE Venezuela.
- paraquensis Phelps, Sr. & Phelps, Jr., 1947 - mountains of SC Venezuela.
- viridissimus Chapman, 1939 - Auyán tepui in SE Venezuela.
- guianae (Hellmayr, 1918) - E Venezuela and adjacent Guyana.
- nigriceps Blake, 1941 - Acarai Mts of S Guyana and adjacent S Surinam.
- gularis (Hargitt, 1889) - W & C Andes in Colombia.
- rubripileus (Salvadori & Festa, 1900) - SW Colombia, W Ecuador and NW Peru.
- buenavistae (Chapman, 1915) - E Andes in Colombia and E Ecuador.
- coloratus (Chapman, 1923) - extreme SE Ecuador and NC Peru.
- chrysogaster (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902) - C Peru.
- canipileus (d’Orbigny, 1840) - C & SE Bolivia.
- tucumanus (Cabanis, 1883) - S Bolivia to NW Argentina (S to Tucumán).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male pecking at the buttress of a trunk Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp rubiginosus)
Keith Blomerley 3 March 2006 6 years ago 23 sec 4.6 -
A female enlarging its nest-hole Locality Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp chrysogaster)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2005 7 years ago 42 sec 4.5 -
A female feeding on wild small fruits. Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Pere Sugranyes 6 November 2012 30 weeks ago 26 sec 4.5 -
Ventral view of a male preening. Locality Albergue Heliconias, Bijagua de Upala, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp yucatanensis)
Richard Garrigues 14 August 2011 1 year ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A female searching for food on a trunk Locality Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp rubiginosus)
Keith Blomerley 1 March 2006 6 years ago 25 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched on a branch. Locality Chaparrí Reserve, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp rubripileus)
Yoel Jimenez 18 November 2012 20 weeks ago 48 sec 4.3
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Two birds interacting in a tree.
Locality Coroico, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp canipileus)
Joe Tobias 3 December 2005 20 weeks ago 4.6 -
A male on a dead trunk. Un macho en un tronco muerto
Locality Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp chrysogaster)
José M. Formentí 15 August 2012 40 weeks ago 4.4 -
Woodpecker pecking a trunk. You can see the dust.
Locality Laureles, Manizales, Caldas Department, Colombia
Daniel Avendaño 26 December 2012 12 weeks ago 4.3 -
Woodpecker looking for food.
Locality Manizales, Caldas Department, Colombia
Daniel Avendaño 26 December 2012 12 weeks ago 4.2 -
An adult male
Locality Santa Ana, Tucumán Province, Argentina
Miguel Andina 20 May 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Close-up.
Locality Laureles, Manizales, Caldas Department, Colombia
Daniel Avendaño 26 December 2012 12 weeks ago 4
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single call at nesthole Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp rubripileus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 3 September 2009 3 years ago 4.5
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