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Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Colaptes rivolii

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedInvertebratesForestCavity nestMedium · 102 g
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii), photo 1
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii), photo 2
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii), photo 3
Photo: Don Henise · CC BY 2.0
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii), photo 4
Photo: Félix Uribe from Colombia · CC BY 2.0

What the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker sounds like

Sonogram of the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, drumming · Azuay: upper Yunguilla Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, interaction call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, near Q. Cristopher Parson, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The crimson-mantled woodpecker is 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long and weighs 85 to 112 g (3.0 to 4.0 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. r. rivolii have a red crown. Their face is mostly pale yellow with a dark red malar stripe and a black chin and throat. Adult females have a black crown and malar stripe. Both sexes have a crimson red nape and mantle; their rump and uppertail coverts are black. Their wings are bronzy red and their tail is black.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Peru Bolivia Venezuela

About the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

The crimson-mantled woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Chilean Flicker (Colaptes pitius) Chilean FlickerColaptes pitiusThe Chilean flicker is about 30 cm (12 in) long and weighs 100 to 163 g (3.5 to 5.7 oz). Guatemalan Flicker (Colaptes mexicanoides) Guatemalan FlickerColaptes mexicanoidesThe Guatemalan flicker is 25.9 to 32.9 cm (10 to 13 in) long and weighs about 115 to 135 g (4.1 to 4.8 oz). Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaThe Andean flicker is about 32 cm (13 in) long.

Side by side: Crimson-mantled Woodpecker vs Spot-breasted Woodpecker · Chilean Flicker vs Crimson-mantled Woodpecker · Crimson-mantled Woodpecker vs Guatemalan Flicker · Andean Flicker vs Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

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