- Piculus chrysochloros
Identification
18–21 cm
Distribution
Central and South America: found from tropical eastern Panama to northern Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- P. c. aurosus:
- Tropical eastern Panama
- P. c. xanthochlorus:
- P. c. capistratus:
- P. c. guianensis:
- P. c. paraensis:
- North-eastern Brazil
- P. c. laemostictus:
- North-western Brazil
- P. c. hypochryseus:
- P. c. chrysochloros:
- P. c. polyzonus:
- South-eastern 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, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. 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 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-green_Woodpecker
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