- 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.
Distribution
South America: found from the Andes of Venezuela and Colombia, to northern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus.
Subspecies
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Female, subspecies brevirostris
Photo by Stanley Jones
Owlet Lodge, Amazonas, Reserva Abra Patrica, Peru, January 2017
Photo by Stanley Jones
Owlet Lodge, Amazonas, Reserva Abra Patrica, Peru, January 2017
There are 5 subspecies[1]
- C. r. rivolii:
- 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, 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
- 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 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crimson-mantled_Woodpecker