Piculus rivolii

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Picidae
Subfamilia: Picinae
Genus: Piculus
Species: Piculus rivolii
Subspecies: P. r. atriceps - P. r. brevirostris - P. r. meridae - P. r. quindiuna - P. r. rivolii - P. r. zuliensis

Name

Piculus rivolii (Boissonneau, 1840)

Reference

Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.36

Vernacular names
English: Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Français: Pic de Rivoli

he Crimson-mantled Woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) is a bird species in the woodpecker family (Picidae). It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus (Benz et al., 2006). Its scientific name rivolii was given in honor of André Masséna, duke of Rivoli .

It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

* Benz, Brett W.; Robbins, Mark B. & Peterson, A. Townsend (2006): Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves: Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 389–399. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.021
* BirdLife International 2004. Piculus rivolii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.