Crimson-mantled woodpecker
| Crimson-mantled woodpecker | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Colaptes |
| Species: | C. rivolii |
| Binomial name | |
| Colaptes rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Piculus rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840) | |
The crimson-mantled woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) is a bird species in the woodpecker family (Picidae). It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus.[2] Its scientific name, rivolii, honors French ornithologist François Victor Masséna, second duke of Rivoli.[3]
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Colaptes rivolii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ↑ Benz, Brett W.; Robbins, Mark B.; Peterson, A. Townsend (2006). "Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves: Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 389–399. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.021. PMID 16635580.
- ↑ Jobling, James A. (2010). Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 336–337. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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