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− | [[Image:Crimson-mantled Woodpecker | + | [[Image:Crimson-mantled Woodpecker P1180640a.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|njlarsen|NJLarsen}} <br />Bellavista Lodge, Pichincha, [[Ecuador]], August 2015]] |
;[[:Category:Colaptes|Colaptes]] rivolii | ;[[:Category:Colaptes|Colaptes]] rivolii | ||
''Piculus rivolii'' | ''Piculus rivolii'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 22–28 cm (8¾-11 in)<br /> | ||
Male has the area around the pale cheek patch all red, in female it is black most of the way. | Male has the area around the pale cheek patch all red, in female it is black most of the way. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[South America]]: found from the Andes of [[Venezuela]] and [[Colombia]], to northern [[Bolivia]]. | [[South America]]: found from the Andes of [[Venezuela]] and [[Colombia]], to northern [[Bolivia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | It was | + | It was formerly placed in the genus [[:Category:Piculus|Piculus]]. |
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | [[Image:Crimson-mantled | + | [[Image:Crimson-mantled Woodpecker Colaptes rivolii brevirostris Owlet Lodge Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''brevirostris''<br /> Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Owlet Lodge, Amazonas, Reserva Abra Patrica, [[Peru]], January 2017]] |
− | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
*''C. r. rivolii'': | *''C. r. rivolii'': | ||
:*Andes of east-central [[Colombia]] to north-western [[Venezuela]] | :*Andes of east-central [[Colombia]] to north-western [[Venezuela]] | ||
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Cloud forest and edge between 1500 and 3400 m asl. | Cloud forest and edge between 1500 and 3400 m asl. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | They seem to like relatively small branches. | |
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists of ants and beetle larvae; occasionally spiders and millipedes. They also eat some fruit. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop265.html SACC proposal] to transfer this species to genus ''Colaptes'' |
− | # | + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 23:25, 13 April 2017
- Colaptes rivolii
Piculus rivolii
Identification
22–28 cm (8¾-11 in)
Male has the area around the pale cheek patch all red, in female it is black most of the way.
Distribution
South America: found from the Andes of Venezuela and Colombia, to northern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]
- C. r. rivolii:
- C. r. meridae:
- Andes of western Venezuela (Merida and T chira)
- C. r. quindiuna:
- Andes of north-central Colombia
- C. r. brevirostris:
- Andes of south-western Colombia to central Peru
- C. r. atriceps:
- Andes of south-eastern Peru and southern Bolivia
Habitat
Cloud forest and edge between 1500 and 3400 m asl.
Behaviour
They seem to like relatively small branches.
Diet
Their diet consists of ants and beetle larvae; occasionally spiders and millipedes. They also eat some fruit.
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/
- SACC proposal to transfer this species to genus Colaptes
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-mantled Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-mantled_Woodpecker