Original account 50 ยท seb_species_0050

Golden-green Woodpecker

piculus chrysochloros

Picidae,Picinae

From the original CD

Complete decoded account text

18-21 cm. The male has a bright red crown, extending from the forehead to the nape. Lores, area around the eye, ear coverts and posterior neck sides, olive-green. A yellow stripe extends from the lower lores to the hind neck. A short red malar stripe bordered below by an olive-green stripe. Yellow chin and upper throat. Upper parts olive-green. Wings and tail dark olive-brown. Underparts pale yellow, barred olive. Underwing cinnamon. Bill dark gray. Iris white. <NThe female has a greenish crown striped with yellow: A "sheeerr" irregularly spaced like /Piculus flavigula , a short rattle "ki-errrrr" vocalization 1 . Singly, in pairs or in mixed flocks forages high in the subcanopy. Gleaning seems to be a common feeding technique ^131 . In Argentina in September. Uncommon in humid rain forest, secondary forest, forest patches and savannah forest. Up to 450 meters In Estado Rio de Janeiro found at<8E>Cantagalo ^40 , Rio de Janeiro ^121 . Differentiated from /Piculus aurulentus by more yellow underparts, narrower barring of the underparts and lack of yellow stripe behind eye. 6476 October 2nd, 2002. Pirapora, MG. Corrego dos Ovos. Recorded by Jeremy Minns.: 9122 > :

Character status: partial decoder; angle-bracket byte markers are preserved

Recovered structure; field assignment may be heuristic

Structured account sections

Description

18-21 cm. The male has a bright red crown, extending from the forehead to the nape. Lores, area around the eye, ear coverts and posterior neck sides, olive-green. A yellow stripe extends from the lower lores to the hind neck. A short red malar stripe bordered below by an olive-green stripe. Yellow chin and upper throat. Upper parts olive-green. Wings and tail dark olive-brown. Underparts pale yellow, barred olive. Underwing cinnamon. Bill dark gray. Iris white. <NThe female has a greenish crown striped with yellow:

Voice

A "sheeerr" irregularly spaced like /Piculus flavigula , a short rattle "ki-errrrr" vocalization 1 .

Behavior

Singly, in pairs or in mixed flocks forages high in the subcanopy. Gleaning seems to be a common feeding technique ^131 .

Habitat and status

In Argentina in September.

Distribution

Uncommon in humid rain forest, secondary forest, forest patches and savannah forest. Up to 450 meters

Additional notes

In Estado Rio de Janeiro found at<8E>Cantagalo ^40 , Rio de Janeiro ^121 . Differentiated from /Piculus aurulentus by more yellow underparts, narrower barring of the underparts and lack of yellow stripe behind eye.

Structure status: heuristic; decoded_account_text and segment JSON remain authoritative

Release-specific historical evidence โ€” the three releases remain separate; none is canonical

Release history

This work was published as three separate releases: the Disc 3 release first, the Disc 2 release later, and the Disc 1 release in 2011. Differences between them are historical release differences and are never merged.

  • Disc 3 in this release's bird list (aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
  • Disc 2 in this release's bird list (aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
  • Disc 1 (2011) in this release's bird list (aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)

The account in the Disc 1 (2011) revision

Historical taxonomy

WORLD

piculus chrysochloros

Golden-green Woodpecker

Picidae,Picinae

Woodpeckers

CLEMENTS

piculus chrysochloros

Golden-green Woodpecker

Picidae,Picinae

Woodpeckers

AOU_HM

piculus chrysochloros

Golden-green Woodpecker

Picidae,Picinae

Woodpeckers

Recordings

6476.mp3

6476 October 2nd, 2002. Pirapora, MG. Corrego dos Ovos. Recorded by Jeremy Minns.

Historical relationship: account_audio; status: retained_v1_0_1; source order: 1.

Classification: high; match: exact_unique.

Recovered path: original-cd/CD03/WBIRD/WAV/6476.mp3

Images

Historical image associated with Golden-green Woodpecker
9122.jpg
9122 >
Historical relationship: account_image; status: retained_v1_0_1; source order: 2.
Classification: high; match: exact_unique.
Recovered path: original-cd/CD03/WBIRD/PICTURE/9122.jpg

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