Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusColaptes (Flickers and Allies)
- SpeciesColaptes rubiginosus (Golden-olive Woodpecker)
The golden-olive woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico south and east through Panama, in every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Prong-billed Barbet
Semnornis frantzii
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Red-headed Barbet
Eubucco bourcierii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Golden-olive Woodpecker at Poás Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there