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 Tayrona National Natural Park
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Scaled Piculet
Picumnus squamulatus
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Russet-throated Puffbird
Hypnelus ruficollis
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Golden-olive Woodpecker at Tayrona National Natural 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