Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
24 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boissonneau, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 700 - 3,700 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) [XC578581]
by Marcela Morales s\u00e1nchez from Ibagu\u00e9, Tolima, Colombia (flight call)

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) [XC609963]
by Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) from Bosque Shollet, Villa Rica-Oxapampa Road, Pasco, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies rather poorly differentiated except for atriceps.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840) - North-western Venezuela (Sierra de Perij�) southern in Andes to east-central Colombia.
meridae (Chapman, 1923) - Western Venezuela (M�rida, T�chira).
quindiuna (Chapman, 1923) - Andes of north-central Colombia.
brevirostris (Taczanowski, 1875) - South-western Colombia south to central Peru.
atriceps (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1876) - South-eastern Peru and western and central Bolivia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Black-crowned Woodpecker (Colaptes atriceps).
zuliensis (Aveledo & Perez, 1989) - Sierra de Perij� (Colombia-Venezuela border).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) - 10 files

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