Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) is a member of the Picidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 88 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Piculus
- Species chrysochloros
Where it lives
Panama to Venezuela, Amazonia, southeastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina
Quick facts
- Weight
- 88 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Golden-green Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Golden-green Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) is a member of the Picidae family, within the order Piciformes. Its range spans Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA Panama to Venezuela, Amazonia, se Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and n Argentina.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 88 g, with a wing length of about 12.6 cm and a tail of around 7.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 8.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Golden-green Woodpecker?
The Golden-green Woodpecker is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 88 g.
Where does the Golden-green Woodpecker live?
The Golden-green Woodpecker is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA Panama to Venezuela, Amazonia, se Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and n Argentina, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Golden-green Woodpecker belong to?
The Golden-green Woodpecker (Piculus chrysochloros) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Golden-green Woodpecker eat?
The Golden-green Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Golden-green Woodpecker migrate?
The Golden-green Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Golden-green Woodpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Golden-green Woodpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Golden-green Woodpecker — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Golden-green Woodpecker's range?
The Golden-green Woodpecker has a mapped global range of about 8.6 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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Guides for this bird
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