Natural History of Ecuador's Mainland Avifauna (NHEMA).

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Piculus rivolii, Crimson-mantled Woodpecker

Family Picidae, Order Piciformes
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This page was created by Harold F. Greeney and Kimberly S. Sheldon 2005. It is updated periodically and should be cited in the manner outlined on the NHEMA species list page.

Abstract: A striking yet unobtrusive bird, the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is distributed in the Andes from NW Venezuela, to Bolivia. In Ecuador it ranges from 1900 to 3300 m on both slopes, and is fairly common and widespread in montane forests and forest edges. On the eastern slope of the Andes, two cavity nests were found in isolated snags in pastureland. One nest was 5 m off the ground. A second nest, which the adults were seen excavating, was 2.5 m off the ground and had four nestlings, two of which died before fledging. In southeastern Ecuador, an active nest was found in a dead snag, also in a pasture, at a height of 6 m.

Relevant publications:

Greeney, H. F.& T. Nunnery. 2006. Notes on the breeding of north-west Ecuadorian birds. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club. in press.

Winkler, H., Christie, D.A., & D. Nurney. 1995. Woodpeckers: A guide to the woodpeckers of the world. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York.

Ecuadorian breeding dates:

DATE

LOCATION

STAGE

SOURCE of data

21 July 2002

Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, 2100 m

Incubation

P. R. Martin Unpubl.

31 August 2004

Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, 2100 m

Nestling

H. F. Greeney Unpubl.

8 October 2004

Tapichalaca Reserve, Loja, 2550 m

Active nest, probably nestlings

H. F. Greeney Unpubl.

17 August 2002

Pacha Quindi, Tandyapa Valley, Pichincha, 2000m

Fledgling

Greeney & Nunnery 2006

1 July 2002

Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, 2100 m

Male displaying to female

H. F. Greeney Unpubl.

Photographs:
Adult female Piculus revolii sitting on Myrica pubescens branch (Myricaceae), one of this species favorite sources of fruits. Hacienda San Isidro, Napo, 2100 m. Photo by Mitch Lysinger.

Photographs of P. revolii

Adult male Piculus revolii preparing to regurgitate to nestlings, Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by Murray Cooper.

Adult male Piculus revolii regurgitating to nestlings, Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by Murray Cooper.

Adult male Piculus revolii preparing to regurgitate to nestlings, Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by Murray Cooper.

Adult female Piculus revolii just after regurgitating to nestlings, Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by Murray Cooper.

Adult male Piculus revolii preparing to leave the nest, Yanayacu Biological Station, Napo, Ecuador. Photo by Murray Cooper.
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