• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Gray-crowned Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Page Discussion
View source History
Colaptes auricularis

Piculus auricularis

Identification

16–17 cm

Distribution

Mexico (Pacific slope from Sonora to Guerrero)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Subspecies sonoriensis is not generally recognised.

It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus.

Habitat

Humid forests and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

There is very little information available. They apparently include berries in their diet.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
  4. SACC proposal to transfer this species to genus Colaptes

Recommended Citation

External Links

Retrieved from ‘https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/index.php?title=Gray-crowned_Woodpecker&oldid=200836’
Back
Top