Family Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Least Concern
Black-crowned Woodpecker (Colaptes atriceps)
Taxonomy
French: Pic à calotte noire German: Schwarzscheitelspecht Spanish: Carpintero candela capirotado
Taxonomy:
Hypoxanthus atriceps
P. L. Sclater and Salvin
, 1876,Huasampilla, Peru
.Distribution:
SE Peru and W & C Bolivia.
Descriptive notes
c. 27 cm. Male has black forehead and crown, red nape and hindneck, olive-tinged lores and ear-coverts, black malar feathers tipped red; upperparts bronzy olive, darker on... read more
Voice
Call a low-pitched, loud rolling “chrrr-rr-r-r” on descending scale; also single or repeated “kik... read more
Habitat
Tall humid and wet montane forests, mostly at c. 1500–3700 m.
Food and feeding
Few specific data available. Known to consume ants; probably takes other small invertebrates, and likely to eat some fruit. Forages singly... read more
Breeding
No documented information. Season probably Jun–Nov.
Movements
Resident; possibly some altitudinal movement.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Has reasonably large range within which it appears to be uncommon; perhaps often overlooked. Global population thought to be stable,... read more
Hitherto considered conspecific with C. rivolii, but differs in its pure black crown vs black crown with fine crimson streaking (either throughout in male, or on hindcrown in female) (2); golden-buff vs crimson edging of scaly breast feathers (2); less crimson and more golden-olive in secondaries and wing-coverts (2); shorter bill (effect size −2.66, score 2); different song, a “descending low churr, quite different from that of brevirostris”#R (at least 2). Both were previously placed in Piculus, but recent phylogenetic analyses indicate that placement in Colaptes is more appropriate#R.Monotypic.