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[[Image:952141.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Female, subspecies ''tobagensi''<br /> Photo by {{user|petersheikhli|petersheikhli}}<br /> [[Tobago]], January 2007]] | [[Image:952141.JPG|thumb|400px|right|Female, subspecies ''tobagensi''<br /> Photo by {{user|petersheikhli|petersheikhli}}<br /> [[Tobago]], January 2007]] | ||
| − | [[Image:Bronze-winged_Woodpecker_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''aeruginosus'', Bronze-winged Woodpecker<br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}} | + | [[Image:Bronze-winged_Woodpecker_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''aeruginosus'', Bronze-winged Woodpecker <br />Photo by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}} <br />[[El Cielo Biosphere Reserve]], [[Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]], November 2009]] |
Subtropical [[Mexico]] to northwest [[Brazil]]. | Subtropical [[Mexico]] to northwest [[Brazil]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 9 October 2010
Includes Bronze-winged Woodpecker (or Bronzed Woodpecker)
- Piculus rubiginosus
Colaptes rubiginosus
Identification
- Olive upperparts
- Barred underparts
- Face mostly whitish
- Crown slaty
Distribution
Photo by Greg Lavaty
El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico, November 2009
Subtropical Mexico to northwest Brazil.
Bronze-winged Woodpecker, P.r. aeruginosus, formerly a full species, is the most northerly subspecies (northeast Mexico), and most accessible to birders coming from the USA (Texas).
Taxonomy
19 subspecies are recognized. There are data that indicates that this species will be split in the future, but which subspecies goes where is still unclear.
A proposal to transfer this species to genus Colaptes is gaining support but not from quite enough world-wide checklists yet for Opus to follow. The AOU checklist (Aug '09) has placed this species in genus Colaptes.
Subspecies[1]
Photo by Raul Padilla
San Bartolo Tutotepec, Mexico, May 2010
- P. r. aeruginosus (Bronze-winged): Eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas to Veracruz)
- P. r. yucatanensis: Southern Mexico (Oaxaca) to western Panama
- P. r. alleni: Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia)
- P. r. buenavistae: Andean slopes of eastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador
- P. r. tobagensis: Tobago
- C. r. trinitatis: Trinidad
- P. r. meridensis: North-western Venezuela
- P. r. deltanus: North-eastern Venezuela (Delta Amacuro)
- P. r. guianae: Eastern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana
- P. r. paraquensis: Mountains of south-central Venezuela
- P. r. rubiginosus: Mountains of north-central and north-eastern Venezuela
- P. r. viridissimus: Tepuis of southern Venezuela (high plateau of Auyán-tepui)
- P. r. nigriceps: Acari Mountains (southern Guyana and adjacent southern Suriname)
- P. r. gularis: Colombia (Central and Western Andes)
- P. r. coloratus: Extreme south-eastern Ecuador and north-central Peru
- P. r. chrysogaster: Central Peru
- P. r. canipileus: Central and south-eastern Bolivia
- P. r. tucumanus: Southern Bolivia to north-western Argentina (south to Tucumán)
- P. r. rubripileus: Extreme south-western Colombia to western Ecuador and north-western Peru
The first of these subspecies is treated as a full species by some authorities under the name of Bronze-winged Woodpecker (Piculus aeruginosus), while the rest then would keep the name of Golden-olive Woodpecker. Opus has not followed as the majority of world wide checklists still treat these as conspecific.
Habitat
Finca at 1700 meters on the east slope of the West Andes. Canopy and edges of rain forest, next to semi-open areas, shady gardens.
Behaviour
Breeding
Lays 2 to 4 eggs in a cavity high in a tree. Both adults are responsible for the care of the young, which fledge after about 24 days.
Diet
Usually feeds high in the canopy feeding on insects and larvae. Occasionally found feeding on low stumps at forest edges.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- SACC proposal to transfer this species to genus Colaptes
- BF Member observations
- Whatbird
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-olive Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-olive_Woodpecker
