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[[Image:13050478 Piculus chrysochloros 01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />Guaycolec, Formosa, [[Argentina]], 2003]] | [[Image:13050478 Piculus chrysochloros 01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Fritz73|Fritz73}}<br />Guaycolec, Formosa, [[Argentina]], 2003]] | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
− | There are | + | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
− | *''P. c. | + | *''P. c. xanthochlorus |
− | :* | + | :*eastern ''Panama'', northern [[Colombia]], and northwestern [[Venezuela]] |
− | + | *''P. c. capistratus'' | |
− | + | :*eastern [[Ecuador]], northern [[Peru]] and southeastern [[Colombia]] east, north of the Amazon, to northeastern [[Brazil]] and the [[Guianas]] | |
− | *''P. c. capistratus'' | + | *''P. c. paraensis'' |
− | :* | + | :*northeast [[Brazil]] |
− | + | *''P. c. laemostictus'' | |
− | + | :*eastern [[Peru]] and northern [[Bolivia]] east, south of the Amazon, to central Amazonian [[Brazil]] | |
− | *''P. c. paraensis'' | + | *''P. c. chrysochloros'' |
− | :* | + | :*central and south [[Brazil]] to [[Bolivia]], west [[Paraguay]] and north [[Argentina]] |
− | *''P. c. laemostictus'' | + | *''P. c. polyzonus'' |
− | :* | + | :*southeast [[Brazil]] (Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro) |
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− | *''P. c. chrysochloros'' | ||
− | :* | ||
− | *''P. c. polyzonus'' | ||
− | :* | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Chaco, open fields with bushes. | Chaco, open fields with bushes. | ||
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Their diet consists of ants and termites. | Their diet consists of ants and termites. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== |
Revision as of 15:03, 23 August 2014
- Piculus chrysochloros
Identification
18–21 cm
Distribution
Central and South America: found from tropical eastern Panama to northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. c. xanthochlorus
- P. c. capistratus
- P. c. paraensis
- northeast Brazil
- P. c. laemostictus
- P. c. chrysochloros
- P. c. polyzonus
- southeast Brazil (Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro)
Habitat
Chaco, open fields with bushes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of ants and termites.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-green Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-green_Woodpecker
External Links