Order: Piciformes | Family: Picidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Northwest Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Northwest Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Southeast Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Aguas Calientes Peru
Status: The Golden-Olive Woodpecker is fairly common in the deciduous forests in northwest Peru (up to 800 m) and along the east slope of the Andes (750 – 2400 m). It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Carpintero Olivo y-Dorado.
Sub-species: Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus rubripileus), Salvadori and Festa 1900. W Ecuador and NW Peru.
(C. r. coloratus), Chapman 1923. Extreme SE Ecuador and NC Peru.
(C. r. chrysogaster), Berlepsch and Stolzmann, 1902. C Peru.
(C.r. canipileus), d’Orbigny 1840. Extreme SE Peru to SE Bolivia.
Meaning of Name: Colaptes: Gr. kolaptë, kolaptö= beak-shaped like a chisel, peck. rubiginosus: L. rusty, reddish.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.