Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Golden-green Woodpecker
The Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Piculus chrysochloros
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Golden-green Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Piculus chrysochloros xanthochlorus
- Piculus chrysochloros capistratus
- Piculus chrysochloros laemostictus
- Piculus chrysochloros paraensis
- Piculus chrysochloros polyzonus
- Piculus chrysochloros chrysochloros
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus chrysochloros
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- Paraguay and Brazil.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 26 p.98
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Woodpeckers
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Celeus flavescens
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker
Piculus callopterus
White-throated Woodpecker
Piculus leucolaemus
Lita Woodpecker
Piculus litae
Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Piculus flavigula
Yellow-browed Woodpecker
Piculus aurulentus
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Grey-crowned Woodpecker
Colaptes auricularis
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Colaptes rivolii
Black-necked Woodpecker
Colaptes atricollis
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
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