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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Scaled Piculet
Picumnus squamulatus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis
Lafresnaye's Piculet
Picumnus lafresnayi
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Piculus flavigula
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Golden-olive Woodpecker at Sierra de la Macarena 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