What is the Olive Woodpecker?

The golden-olive woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus ) is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus . The scientific name rubiginosus means "full of rust", describing the color of the bird's wings and back.

Go Birding

Olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

The golden-olive woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus ) is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Go Birding

Olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

The golden-olive woodpecker ( Colaptes rubiginosus ) is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago.

Olive Woodpecker

Olive Woodpecker

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Verkijken Cottage

Tintswalo at Boulders

&Beyond Phinda Zuka Lodge

Lauradale

Vergenoegd Löw Boutique Hotel & Spa

Franschhoek Country House & Villas

Phelwana Game Lodge

Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse

Plumbago Cottage - Stanford Country Cottages

&Beyond Tengile River Lodge

&Beyond Phinda Homestead

Assendelft Lodge

&Beyond Phinda Mountain Lodge

&Beyond Phinda Rock Lodge

&Beyond Phinda Vlei Lodge

&Beyond Ngala Tented Camp

Rhino Sands Safari Camp

Maninghi Lodge

&Beyond Phinda Forest Lodge

Ubuntu Lodge at Elephant Point

Moonshine on Whiskey Creek

Whale Coast Ocean Villa

Remote Corner

&Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge