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Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker

Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus] (= Colaptes rubiginosus) (Swainson, WJ 1820)

The golden-olive woodpecker is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, as well as Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus. The scientific name rubiginosus means "full of rust", describing the color of the bird's wings and back. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Picidae
Genus:
   Colaptes
Scientific:
  Colaptes rubiginosus


Original description

Citation:
  (Swainson, WJ 1820)

Reference:
   Zool. Illustr. 1 pl.14,text

Protonym:
  Picus rubiginosus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29156464


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1161239FB8C84D55

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1161239F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1161239F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554076

Geographic range:

  • Colaptes rubiginosus rubiginosus: Mountains of n-central and ne Venezuela
  • Colaptes rubiginosus yucatanensis: S Mexico (Oaxaca) to w Panama
  • Colaptes rubiginosus alleni: Santa Marta Mountains (ne Colombia)
  • Colaptes rubiginosus [buenavistae, palmitae or michaelis]: Andean slopes of e Colombia and e Ecuador
  • Colaptes rubiginosus tobagensis: Tobago
  • Colaptes rubiginosus trinitatis: Trinidad
  • Colaptes rubiginosus meridensis: NW Venezuela
  • Colaptes rubiginosus deltanus: NE Venezuela (Delta Amacuro)
  • Colaptes rubiginosus guianae: E Venezuela and adjacent Guyana
  • Colaptes rubiginosus paraquensis: Mountains of s-central Venezuela
  • Colaptes rubiginosus viridissimus: Tepuis of s Venezuela (high plateau of Auyán-tepui)
  • Colaptes rubiginosus nigriceps: Acari Mountains (s Guyana and adjacent s Suriname)
  • Colaptes rubiginosus gularis: Colombia (Central and Western Andes)
  • Colaptes rubiginosus rubripileus: Extreme sw Colombia to w Ecuador and nw Peru
  • Colaptes rubiginosus coloratus: Extreme se Ecuador and n-central Peru
  • Colaptes rubiginosus chrysogaster: Central Peru
  • Colaptes rubiginosus canipileus: Central and se Bolivia
  • Colaptes rubiginosus tucumanus: S Bolivia to nw Argentina (s to Tucumán)
  • Colaptes aeruginosus: E Mexico (Tamaulipas to Veracruz)
  • Show more...
English:
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker
French:
Pic or-olive ou P. à ailes bronzées


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Piculus [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Piculus [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker ( Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pic or-olive ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Piculus rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Golden-olive Woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Piculus rubiginosus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Colaptes rubiginosus [version 1]

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Catalan: Picot olivaci
Czech: datel olivovozlatý, Datel olivozlatý
Danish: Kobbervinget Spætte
German: Grünspecht, Olivmantelspecht, Olivmantel-Specht
English: Blue-headed Woodpecker, Golden olive Woodpecker, Golden-olive or Bronzed Woodpecker, Golden-olive Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Swainson's Woodpecker
English, HBW: Golden-winged/Bronze-winged Woodpecker
English (IOC): Golden-olive Woodpecker/Bronze-winged Woodpecker
English (United States): Golden-olive Woodpecker
Esperanto: Oroliva pego
Spanish: Carpintero Alidorado, Carpintero Cariblanco, Carpintero dorado gris, Carpintero Dorado Olivo, Carpintero Oliváceo, Carpintero Olividorado, Carpintero Olividorado dorado gris, Carpintero Olivo, Carpintero verde dorado, Checo verde dorado, cheje, dorado gris
Spanish (Argentine): Carpintero dorado gris, dorado gris
Spanish (Bolivia): Carpintero dorado gris, dorado gris
Spanish (Colombia): Carpintero Cariblanco
Spanish (Costa Rica): Carpintero verde dorado
Spanish (Ecuador): Carpintero Olividorado
Spanish (Spain): Carpintero oliváceo
Spanish (HBW): Golden-olive Woodpecker
Spanish (Honduras): cheje
Spanish (Mexico): carpintero oliváceo, Carpintero Olivo
Spanish (Nicaragua): Carpintero Alidorado
Spanish (Panama): Carpintero Olividorado
Spanish (Peru): Carpintero Olivo y Dorado
Spanish (Venezuela): Carpintero Dorado Verde
Estonian: helepõsk-pronksrähn
Finnish: Viidakkotikka
French: Pic or-olive, Pic or-olive ou P. à ailes bronzées
Hungarian: fehérarcú zöldfakopáncs
Italian: Picchio oliva dorato, Picchio olivaoro
Japanese (romaji): kimbanemorigera, kinbanemorigera
Japanese: キンバネモリゲラ
Scientific: Colaptes [rubiginosus or aeruginosus], Colaptes rubiginosus, Colaptes rubiginosus rubiginosus, Piculus [rubiginosus or aeruginosus], Piculus rubiginosus, Piculus rubiginosus rubiginosus, Picus rubiginosus
Lithuanian: Žalsvasis geltondryžis genys
Dutch: Olijfrugspecht
Norwegian Nynorsk: Olivenspett
Norwegian: Olivenspett
Polish: dzieciol oliwkowy, dzięcioł oliwkowy
Portuguese: Pica-pau-olivaceo, pica-pau-oliváceo
Portuguese (Brazil): Pica-pau-oliváceo
Portuguese (Portugal): Pica-pau-oliváceo
Russian: Золотисто-зелёный полосатобрюхий дятел, Рубиновоусый дятел
Slovak: vlikáč olivkastý
Serbian: Zlatnomaslinasta američka žuna
Sranan: Timreman
Swedish: olivgul hackspett/bronsvingespett, Olivgul spett
Turkish: Yeşil-sarı ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: Дятел-смугань оливковокрилий
Chinese: 高原啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 高原啄木

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