- Colaptes rivolii
Piculus rivolii
Identification
22–28 cm (8¾-11 in)
Male has the area around the pale cheek patch all red, in female it is black most of the way.
Variation
Subspecies atriceps from south-eastern Peru and southern Bolivia has black crown and less red on upperparts in both sexes (male of this form still has red malar).
Distribution
South America: found from the Andes of Venezuela and Colombia, to northern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]
- C. r. rivolii:
- C. r. zuliensis:
- C. r. meridae:
- Andes of western Venezuela (Merida and T chira)
- C. r. quindiuna:
- Andes of north-central Colombia
- C. r. brevirostris:
- Andes of south-western Colombia to central Peru
- C. r. atriceps:
- Andes of south-eastern Peru and southern Bolivia
Habitat
Cloud forest and edge between 1500 and 3400 m asl.
Behaviour
They seem to like relatively small branches.
Diet
Their diet consists of ants and beetle larvae; occasionally spiders and millipedes. They also eat some fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal to transfer this species to genus Colaptes
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crimson-mantled Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-mantled_Woodpecker
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.