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;[[:Category:Piculus|Piculus]] chrysochloros | ;[[:Category:Piculus|Piculus]] chrysochloros | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 18–21 cm | + | 18–21 cm<br /> |
| + | Male has a red crown and [[Topography#Heads|malar]], which is lacking in the female | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[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== | ||
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====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:DSC 9651.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Gerald+Friesen|Gerald Friesen}}<br />Darien, [[Panama]], February 2015]] | ||
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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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Chaco, open fields with bushes. | + | Chaco, open fields with bushes, mountain jungle. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists of ants and termites. | Their diet consists of ants and termites. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 14:34, 8 March 2015
- Piculus chrysochloros
Identification
18–21 cm
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.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
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
