- Colaptes pitius
Identification
- Crown to nape slate-grey
- Upperside blackish brown with buff barring (wear leads to browner appearance with less barring).
- Tail blackish, whitish bars on outer feathers
- Underside whitish with blackish-brown bars
- Side of face, chin and upper throat buffy, on male with blackish malar
Similar species
Only flicker in most of its range. Distinguished from Andean_Flicker of the higher Andes by its heavily barred belly. [2]
Distribution
South America: found in Chile (Coquimbo to Magallenes), and adjacent Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Shrubland up to 1500m, Notophagus forest and open woodland. [2]
Behaviour
Like other flickers, forages on the ground for ants and other insects as well as in trees. [2]
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Jaramillo, A. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton & Oxford: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117409
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chilean Flicker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chilean_Flicker
