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;[[:Category:Piculus|Piculus]] chrysochloros | ;[[:Category:Piculus|Piculus]] chrysochloros | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 18–21 cm<br /> | + | 18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)<br /> |
Male has a red crown and [[Topography#Heads|malar]], which is lacking in the female | Male has a red crown and [[Topography#Heads|malar]], which is lacking in the female | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC 9651.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Gerald+Friesen|Gerald Friesen}}<br />Darien, [[Panama]], February 2015]] | ||
[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found from tropical eastern [[Panama]] to northern [[Argentina]]. | [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]: found from tropical eastern [[Panama]] to northern [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Pica-pau-dourado-escuro.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />Araripe, CE, [[Brazil]], July 2017]] |
There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. c. xanthochlorus | *''P. c. xanthochlorus | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Their diet consists of ants and termites. | + | Their diet consists of ants and termites. They forage singly, in pairs and in mixed species flocks. |
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| + | They nest in tree holes, though may also utilise arboreal insect nests. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Piculus | + | {{GSearch|"Piculus chrysochloros" {{!}} "Golden-green Woodpecker"}} |
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 9 June 2023
- Piculus chrysochloros
Identification
18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)
Male has a red crown and malar, which is lacking in the female
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, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Minas Gerais)
Habitat
Chaco, open fields with bushes, mountain jungle.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of ants and termites. They forage singly, in pairs and in mixed species flocks.
Breeding
They nest in tree holes, though may also utilise arboreal insect nests.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-green Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-green_Woodpecker
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
