Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusColaptes (Flickers and Allies)
SpeciesColaptes rubiginosus (Golden-olive Woodpecker)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Poás Volcano National Park

1 Verified sightings at Poás Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

10,748 Verified sightings across all 43 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the 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.

The golden-olive woodpecker was formally described in 1820 as Picus rubiginosis by the English zoologist William Swainson. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "rusty". Swainson specified the type locality as the "Spanish Main". In 1918 the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr restricted the location to Caracas, Venezuela. The golden-olive woodpecker is now one of 14 species placed in the genus Colaptes that was introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors.

Nineteen subspecies are recognised: C. r. yucatanensis (Cabot, S Jr, 1844) – southern Mexico (Oaxaca) to western Panama C. r. alleni (Bangs, O, 1902) – Santa Marta Mountains (northeastern Colombia) C. r. buenavistae (Chapman, FM, 1915) – Andean slopes of eastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador

C. r. meridensis (Ridgway, R, 1911) – northwestern Venezuela C. r. rubiginosus (Swainson, WJ, 1820) – mountains of north-central and northeastern... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

Leuconotopicus villosus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melanerpes formicivorus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leuconotopicus fumigatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Melanerpes pucherani

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Dryocopus lineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Semnornis frantzii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ramphastos ambiguus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Eubucco bourcierii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~50%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~50%
3	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~40%
4	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
5	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
6	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
9	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
10	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
12	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
13	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
14	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
15	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
17	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
18	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
21	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
22	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
23	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
24	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
25	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
26	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
27	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
28	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
29	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
33	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
35	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
36	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
40	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
43	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

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Golden-olive Woodpecker

About the Golden-olive Woodpecker

Recent sightings of Golden-olive Woodpecker in Poás Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found