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''Chrysoptilus punctigula''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Male has red mustache, black in female. A very variable species regarding darkness and shape of dark markings.  
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[[Image:Spot-breasted Woodpecker female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, Subspecies ''guttatus''<br />Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />San Ignacio Rice Fields, near Rioja, San Martín, [[Peru]], January 2017]]
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18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)<br />
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'''Male'''
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*Black forehead and fore-crown
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*Red hind-crown, nape and moustache
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The female has a black moustache.
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A very variable species regarding darkness and shape of dark markings.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[File:Spot-breasted_Woodpecker_Flight_NIELS.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|njlarsen|NJ Larsen}}<br /> SFF Los Flamencos, El Camarones, Guajira, [[Colombia]], 28 August 2023]]
 
[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br />
 
[[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br />
 
Eastern [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], The [[Guianas]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Brazil]].
 
Eastern [[Panama]], [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], The [[Guianas]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], and [[Brazil]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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Some authorities place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Chrysoptilus|Chrysoptilus]]''.
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====Subspecies====
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There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''C. p. ujhelyii'':
 
*''C. p. ujhelyii'':
 
:*Eastern [[Panama]] (Darién) and northern [[Colombia]]
 
:*Eastern [[Panama]] (Darién) and northern [[Colombia]]
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:*Amazonian [[Ecuador]] to north-western [[Bolivia]], north-eastern [[Brazil]] and northern Mato Grosso
 
:*Amazonian [[Ecuador]] to north-western [[Bolivia]], north-eastern [[Brazil]] and northern Mato Grosso
  
Some authorities place this species in genus ''[[:Category:Chrysoptilus|Chrysoptilus]]''.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist lowland forests, second growth, coffee plantations, and mangroves, often near water.
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Rainforests, deciduous and gallery forests, second growth, coffee plantations, and mangroves, often near water.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
Feeds on branches and stems, and sometimes on the ground.
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The live and forage in family groups.
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====Diet====
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Feeds on branches and stems, and sometimes on the ground. Their main diet consists of ants and their larvae.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156  
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156  
 
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Colaptes+punctigula}}
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{{GSearch|"Colaptes punctigula" {{!}} "Spot-breasted Woodpecker" }}
 
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*[http://picasaweb.google.com/aviceda/Ecuador2005/photo#5058777906835573394 View movie-file of this species (in Picasa video format) here]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Colaptes]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Colaptes]]

Latest revision as of 16:15, 10 November 2023

Photo by charelli
Frederiksdorp, Suriname, November 2010
Colaptes punctigula

Chrysoptilus punctigula

Identification

Female, Subspecies guttatus
Photo by Stanley Jones
San Ignacio Rice Fields, near Rioja, San Martín, Peru, January 2017

18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)
Male

  • Black forehead and fore-crown
  • Red hind-crown, nape and moustache

The female has a black moustache.

A very variable species regarding darkness and shape of dark markings.

Distribution

Photo © by NJ Larsen
SFF Los Flamencos, El Camarones, Guajira, Colombia, 28 August 2023

Central and South America
Eastern Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.

Taxonomy

Some authorities place this species in genus Chrysoptilus.

Subspecies

There are 6 subspecies[1]:

  • C. p. ujhelyii:
  • C. p. striatigularis:
  • C. p. zuliae:
  • C. p. punctipectus:
  • C. p. punctigula:
  • C. p. guttatus:

Habitat

Rainforests, deciduous and gallery forests, second growth, coffee plantations, and mangroves, often near water.

Behaviour

The live and forage in family groups.

Diet

Feeds on branches and stems, and sometimes on the ground. Their main diet consists of ants and their larvae.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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