
The golden-olive woodpecker is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago. It was formerly placed in the genus "Piculus". The scientific name "rubiginosus" means "full of rust", describing the color of the bird's wings and back.
Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
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Uploaded Jan 29, 2015. Captured Dec 1, 2014 13:49 in Unnamed Road, Trinidad and Tobago.