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Colaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The 14 species are found across the Americas. The 14 species are found across the Americas. Colaptes woodpeckers typically have a brown or green back and wings with black barring, and a beige to yellowish underside, with black spotting or barring.
The northern flicker or common flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands , and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate .
Fernandina's flicker breeds between March and June; [2] during courtship, pairs regularly engage in high-flying chases. Like all woodpeckers, it is a cavity nester.Recent fieldwork has shown that it prefers to use nest holes started by West Indian woodpeckers (Melanerpes superciliaris); the flicker drives off the original owners, finishes off the excavation work, and moves in. [5] The female ...
Animals: Amphibians · Arachnids · Birds · Cnidaria · Crustaceans · Echinoderms · Fish · Insects · Mammals · Molluscs · Reptiles · Others Anchorage White Raven , by Lisa Hupp/ USFWS Brown-banded antpitta , by Charlesjsharp
The species is generally a bird of the lowlands and foothills but reaches 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in Bolivia. [13] As far as is known, it is a year-round resident in most of its range. The southernmost population is at least partly migratory, moving north after the breeding season.
Another unusual social system is that of the acorn woodpecker, which is a polygynandrous cooperative breeder where groups of up to 12 individuals breed and help to raise the young. [4] Young birds from previous years may stay behind to help raise the group's young, and studies have found reproductive success for the group goes up with group ...
They are distributed among 36 genera, six of which have only one species. One species, the Bermuda flicker, is extinct. [1] The family's taxonomy is unsettled; the Clements taxonomy lists 235 species [2] and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World lists 254 [3].
Andean flicker Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Colaptes Species: C. rupicola Binomial name Colaptes rupicola D'Orbigny, 1840 Range of "southern" Andean flicker The Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) is a species of bird in ...