Colaptes rivolii
Silhouette: FJDegrange · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The crimson-mantled woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The crimson-mantled woodpecker was originally described as Picus Rivolii. It was later placed in genus Hypoxanthus that was still later merged into Piculus; since about 2007 it has been moved into Colaptes by taxonomic systems.
The American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee, and the Clements taxonomy recognize these six subspecies of crimson-mantled woodpecker: BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treats C. r. atriceps as a separate species, the black-crowned woodpecker.
The specific epithet rivolii honors French ornithologist François Victor Masséna, third Duke of Rivoli and third Prince of Essling. This article follows the six-subspecies model. The crimson-mantled woodpecker... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
No species of the same family or order lives in Quito, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-mantled Woodpecker sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 55th most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-mantled Woodpecker in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Quito's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 180 mm in April.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-mantled Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Crimson-mantled Woodpecker sightings, Quito has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bogota (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Quito (109 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
