Genus: Colaptes
Description
Flickers and other new world Woodpeckers (often called "Forest Flickers").
Taxonomy
Colaptes is a genus in the Family Picidae. Most of these species have in the past been part of other genera; for example, three species were recently transferred here from the genus Piculus: Gray-crowned Woodpecker, Golden-olive Woodpecker, and Crimson-mantled Woodpecker. There are, however, also results that indicate that the North American species in this group are more distantly related to the rest than the South American species are to members of the genus Piculus.
A recent study[3] argues that the Fernandina's Flicker is the oldest species in this group, with the other North American species close behind. Flickers spread to South America about at the same time as the Panama land bridge appeared, and then diversified after arrival in this new area.
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| C. rubiginosus | Golden-olive Woodpecker | ||
| C. auricularis | Gray-crowned Woodpecker | ||
| C. rivolii | Crimson-mantled Woodpecker | ||
| C. atricollis | Black-necked Woodpecker | ||
| C. punctigula | Spot-breasted Woodpecker | ||
| C. melanochloros | Green-barred Woodpecker | ||
| C. auratus | Northern Flicker | ||
| C. mexicanoides | Guatemalan Flicker | ||
| C. chrysoides | Gilded Flicker | ||
| C. fernandinae | Fernandina's Flicker | ||
| C. pitius | Chilean Flicker | ||
| C. rupicola | Andean Flicker | ||
| C. campestris | Campo Flicker | ||
References
- SACC proposal to transfer species from genus Piculus to genus Colaptes
- SACC baseline read August 2010
- Birdforum thread with link to the study.
Pages in category ‘Colaptes’
The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
