- Colaptes punctigula
Chrysoptilus punctigula
Identification
Female, Subspecies guttatus
Photo by Stanley Jones
San Ignacio Rice Fields, near Rioja, San Martín, Peru, January 2017
Photo by Stanley Jones
San Ignacio Rice Fields, near Rioja, San Martín, Peru, January 2017
18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)
Male
- Black forehead and fore-crown
- Red hind-crown, nape and moustache
The female has a black moustache.
A very variable species regarding darkness and shape of dark markings.
Distribution
Central and South America
Eastern Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Some authorities place this species in genus Chrysoptilus.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- C. p. ujhelyii:
- C. p. striatigularis:
- West-central Colombia
- C. p. zuliae:
- North-western Venezuela
- C. p. punctipectus:
- C. p. punctigula:
- The Guianas
- C. p. guttatus:
Habitat
Rainforests, deciduous and gallery forests, second growth, coffee plantations, and mangroves, often near water.
Behaviour
The live and forage in family groups.
Diet
Feeds on branches and stems, and sometimes on the ground. Their main diet consists of ants and their larvae.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Spot-breasted Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Spot-breasted_Woodpecker
External Links
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