Golden-green woodpecker
The golden-green woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) is a species of bird in the family Picidae, the woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks. It is found in north-central South America, centered on the Amazon Basin in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Suriname. A disjunct region of the bird's range occurs in northwestern Colombia and Venezuela. A second disjunct group is found 1,500 km southeast of the Amazon Basin in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo in an 800 km coastal strip.
| Golden-green woodpecker | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| A male golden-green woodpecker at Darién, Panama | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Piculus |
| Species: | P. chrysochloros |
| Binomial name | |
| Piculus chrysochloros (Vieillot, 1818) | |
Piculus chrysochloros Swainson, 1820
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Piculus chrysochloros". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Golden-green woodpecker videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Stamps (for Suriname) plus a mostly accurate RangeMap
- Golden-green woodpecker photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res-(Close-up)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.