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Birdsong field guide

Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Colaptes rivolii

A large, visually striking woodpecker of the high Andes, characterized by its brilliant crimson back and golden-olive wings.

What it sounds like

A loud, sharp 'kwee-kwee-kwee' series and a distinctive, piercing 'klee-yer' whistle.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · EcuadorCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is one of the highest-occurring woodpeckers in South America, frequently found at elevations up to 3,500 meters.
Unlike many woodpeckers, it often forages by probing thick moss, lichens, and epiphytes rather than heavy wood-drilling.
Males are distinguished from females by a bright red malar stripe, which is solid black in the female.
It is a member of the 'flicker' genus Colaptes, though it behaves more like a traditional forest woodpecker than its ground-dwelling relatives.
The species often joins mixed-species foraging flocks, moving through the mid-to-upper canopy of humid montane forests.

Habitat

Humid montane forests, cloud forests, and elfin forest borders.

Range

Andes Mountains from Venezuela and Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola Bermuda FlickerColaptes oceanicus Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollis Campo FlickerColaptes campestris Chilean FlickerColaptes pitius Fernandina's FlickerColaptes fernandinae Gilded FlickerColaptes chrysoides Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

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