Golden-olive Woodpecker
Piculus rubiginosus

This species is included on the Canopy Tower's birdist, although I am, as of this writing, uncertain as to the details of this report. This wide-ranging species occupies a large swath of Central America and northern South America, with an unusual gap (excepting a few sporadic records) between western Panama and Colombia (no reports from the Darién!). Given the customary mid-to-high elevation at which this species is found, the most likely areas seem to be Altos del Maria and Cerro Azul/Jefe. Any reports from the region are noteworthy; if there is no documented contact between the northern and southern populations of this species one must begin to question the taxonomy involved.  


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