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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-olive Woodpecker sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 94 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Yucatán Woodpecker
Melanerpes pygmaeus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Velasquez's Woodpecker
Melanerpes santacruzi
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-olive Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-olive Woodpecker sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 94 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-olive Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Golden-olive Woodpecker in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.