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Male, subspecies yucatanensis
Photo © by gritstone
Rancho Naturalista, Costa Rica, February 2007

Colaptes rubiginosus

Piculus rubiginosus
Includes Bronze-winged Woodpecker (or Bronzed Woodpecker)

Identification

Female, subspecies tobagensi
Photo © by petersheikhli
Tobago, January 2007

18–23 cm (7-9 in)

Olive upperparts
Olive barred underparts
Face mostly whitish, male has red moustachial strip
Crown slaty on top, with red on rear

Distribution

Subtropical Mexico to northwest Brazil.

Bronze-winged Woodpecker, C.r. aeruginosus, formerly a full species, is the most northerly subspecies (northeast Mexico), and most accessible to birders coming from the USA (Texas).

Taxonomy

It was formely placed in the genus Piculus.

There is data that indicates that this species will be split in the future, but which subspecies goes where is still unclear.

Subspecies

Subspecies aeruginosus, Bronze-winged Woodpecker
Photo © by Greg Lavaty
El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico, November 2009

19 subspecies are recognized^[1].

Subspecies aeruginosus, Bronze-winged Woodpecker
Photo © by Raul Padilla
San Bartolo Tutotepec, Mexico, May 2010

C. r. aeruginosus (Bronze-winged): Eastern Mexico (Tamaulipas to Veracruz)
C. r. yucatanensis: Southern Mexico (Oaxaca) to western Panama
C. r. alleni: Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern Colombia)
C. r. buenavistae: Andean slopes of eastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador
C. r. tobagensis: Tobago
C. r. trinitatis: Trinidad
C. r. meridensis: North-western Venezuela
C. r. deltanus: North-eastern Venezuela (Delta Amacuro)
C. r. guianae: Eastern Venezuela and adjacent Guyana
C. r. paraquensis: Mountains of south-central Venezuela
C. r. rubiginosus: Mountains of north-central and north-eastern Venezuela
C. r. viridissimus: Tepuis of southern Venezuela (high plateau of Auyán-tepui)
C. r. nigriceps: Acari Mountains (southern Guyana and adjacent southern Suriname)
C. r. gularis: Colombia (Central and Western Andes)
C. r. coloratus: Extreme south-eastern Ecuador and north-central Peru
C. r. chrysogaster: Central Peru
C. r. canipileus: Central and south-eastern Bolivia
C. r. tucumanus: Southern Bolivia to north-western Argentina (south to Tucumán)
C. r. rubripileus: Extreme south-western Colombia to western Ecuador and north-western Peru

Female, subspecies rubripileus
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Chaparrí Lodge, Lambayeque Department, Peru, November 2013

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

Male, Subspecies alleni
Photo © by NJ Larsen
Above Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, 19 August 2023

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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
SACC proposal to transfer this species to genus Colaptes
BF Member observations
Whatbird

List of references

Recommended Citation

BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-olive Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-olive_Woodpecker

External Links

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+[[Image:Golden-olive woodpecker.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male, subspecies ''yucatanensis''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|gritstone|gritstone}}<br />[[Rancho Naturalista]], [[Costa Rica]], February 2007]]
-[[Image:Golden-olive woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|gritstone|gritstone}}<br />Photo taken: [[Rancho Naturalista]], [[Costa Rica]]]]
+;[[:Category:Colaptes|Colaptes]] rubiginosus<br />
-;[[:Category:Piculus|Piculus]] rubiginosus
+''Piculus rubiginosus''<br />
-''Colaptes rubiginosus''
+'''Includes Bronze-winged Woodpecker (or Bronzed Woodpecker)'''
 ==Identification==
+[[Image:952141.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''tobagensi''<br /> Photo &copy; by {{user|petersheikhli|petersheikhli}}<br /> [[Tobago]], January 2007]]
+–23 cm (7-9 in)
 *Olive upperparts
-*Barred underparts
+*Olive barred underparts
-*Face mostly whitish
+*Face mostly whitish, male has red moustachial strip
-*Crown slaty
+*Crown slaty on top, with red on rear
 ==Distribution==
 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]]).
+Bronze-winged Woodpecker, ''C.r. aeruginosus'', formerly a full species, is the most northerly subspecies (northeast [[Mexico]]), and most accessible to birders coming from the [[USA]] ([[Texas]]).
 ==Taxonomy==
-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.
+It was formely placed in the genus [[:Category:Piculus|Piculus]].
-A proposal to transfer this species to genus ''[[:Category:Colaptes|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.
+There is data that indicates that this species will be split in the future, but which subspecies goes where is still unclear.<br />
-[[Image:952141.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|petersheikhli|petersheikhli}}<br />Female <br >Photograph taken: [[Tobago]]]]
+====Subspecies====
-====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
+[[Image:Bronze-winged_Woodpecker_Lavaty.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''aeruginosus'', Bronze-winged Woodpecker <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Peacefrog2|Greg Lavaty}} <br />[[El Cielo Biosphere Reserve]], [[Tamaulipas]], [[Mexico]], November 2009]]
-*''P. r. aeruginosus'' (Bronze-winged):
+subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
-:*Eastern [[Mexico]] (Tamaulipas to Veracruz)
+[[Image:Piculus_aeruginosus_by_Raul_Padilla.jpg‎|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''aeruginosus'', Bronze-winged Woodpecker<br /> Photo &copy; by {{user|Raul_Padilla|Raul Padilla}}<br />San Bartolo Tutotepec, [[Mexico]], May 2010]]
-'''Golden-olive Woodpecker'''
+*''C. r. aeruginosus'' (Bronze-winged): Eastern [[Mexico]] (Tamaulipas to Veracruz)
-*''P. r. yucatanensis'':
+*''C. r. yucatanensis'': Southern [[Mexico]] (Oaxaca) to western [[Panama]]
-:*Southern [[Mexico]] (Oaxaca) to western [[Panama]]
+*''C. r. alleni'': Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern [[Colombia]])
-*''P. r. alleni'':
+*''C. r. buenavistae'': Andean slopes of eastern [[Colombia]] and eastern [[Ecuador]]
-:*Santa Marta Mountains (north-eastern [[Colombia]])
+*''C. r. tobagensis'': [[Tobago]]
-*''P. r. buenavistae'':
+*''C. r. trinitatis'': [[Trinidad]]
-:*Andean slopes of eastern [[Colombia]] and eastern [[Ecuador]]
+*''C. r. meridensis'': North-western [[Venezuela]]
-*''P. r. tobagensis'':
+*''C. r. deltanus'': North-eastern [[Venezuela]] (Delta Amacuro)
-:*[[Tobago]]
+*''C. r. guianae'': Eastern [[Venezuela]] and adjacent [[Guyana]]
-*''C. r. trinitatis'':
+*''C. r. paraquensis'': Mountains of south-central [[Venezuela]]
-:*[[Trinidad]]
+*''C. r. rubiginosus'': Mountains of north-central and north-eastern [[Venezuela]]
-*''P. r. meridensis'':
+*''C. r. viridissimus'': Tepuis of southern [[Venezuela]] (high plateau of Auyán-tepui)
-:*North-western [[Venezuela]]
+*''C. r. nigriceps'': Acari Mountains (southern [[Guyana]] and adjacent southern [[Suriname]])
-*''P. r. deltanus'':
+*''C. r. gularis'': [[Colombia]] (Central and Western Andes)
-:*North-eastern [[Venezuela]] (Delta Amacuro)
+*''C. r. coloratus'': Extreme south-eastern [[Ecuador]] and north-central [[Peru]]
-*''P. r. guianae'':
+*''C. r. chrysogaster'': Central [[Peru]]
-:*Eastern [[Venezuela]] and adjacent [[Guyana]]
+*''C. r. canipileus'': Central and south-eastern [[Bolivia]]
-*''P. r. paraquensis'':
+*''C. r. tucumanus'': Southern [[Bolivia]] to north-western [[Argentina]] (south to Tucumán)
-:*Mountains of south-central [[Venezuela]]
+*''C. r. rubripileus'': Extreme south-western [[Colombia]] to western [[Ecuador]] and north-western [[Peru]]
-*''P. r. rubiginosus'':
+[[Image:Golden-olive Woodpecker female .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''rubripileus''  <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Chaparrí Lodge, Lambayeque Department, [[Peru]], November 2013]]
-:*Mountains of north-central and north-eastern [[Venezuela]]
+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 [[Dictionary A-C#C|conspecific]].
-*''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]]
 ==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==
+[[File:Golden-olive_Woodpecker_Male_C-r-alleni_NIELS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male, Subspecies ''alleni''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|njlarsen|NJ Larsen}}<br />Above Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, [[Colombia]], 19 August 2023]]
+====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====
+[[Image:Image 121.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''trinitatis''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|rka|rka}}<br />Gran Couva, [[Trinidad]], February 2017]]
+Usually feeds high in the canopy feeding on insects and larvae. Occasionally found feeding on low stumps at forest edges.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop265.html SACC proposal] to transfer this species to genus ''Colaptes''
+#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~remsen/SACCprop265.html SACC proposal] to transfer this species to genus ''Colaptes''
 #BF Member observations
+#Whatbird
 {{ref}}
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Piculus+rubiginosus}}
+{{GSearch|"Colaptes rubiginosus" {{!}} "Piculus rubiginosus" {{!}} "Golden-olive Woodpecker" {{!}} "Bronze-winged Woodpecker" {{!}} "Bronzed Woodpecker"}}
-[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Piculus]]
+{{GS-checked}}
+<br />
+<br />
+[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Colaptes]]