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The data also illustrated that there were no significant differences between male and female survival rates for the general population. The oldest yet known "yellow-shafted" northern flicker lived to be at least 9 years 2 months old, and the oldest yet known "red-shafted" northern flicker lived to be at least 8 years 9 months old. [16]
The Guatemalan flicker was described in 1844 by Frédéric de Lafresnaye under the name Colaptes mexicanoides. [3] It was later classified as a subspecies of Northern flicker. Studies in 2023 found that the Guatemalan flicker diverged as a species even earlier than the Gilded flicker. [4] Differences were also found in vocalizations.
Red-shafted Northern Flicker: female (left), male (right). The latitudinal variation in clutch size is influenced by the food abundance per unit area of habitat. [ 8 ] More specifically, during the reproductive season, clutch size and food abundance are directly proportional to one another relative to the density of bird populations (abundance ...
The gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large woodpecker (mean length of 29 cm (11 in)) of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, including all of Baja California, except the extreme northwestern region.
Male flying in California Bucephala albeola - MHNT Buffleheads have evolved their small size to fit the nesting cavity of their " metabiotic " host, a woodpecker, the northern flicker . [ 10 ] Due to their small size, they are highly active, undertaking dives almost continuously while sustained by their high metabolism.
Perhaps the most famous group of spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs is the Australian funnel-web spiders. There are 36 of them and some are dangerous as they produce a fast-acting and ...
Northern flicker: Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) 158 Guatemalan flicker: Colaptes mixicanoides Lafresnaye, 1844: 159 Gilded flicker: Colaptes chrysoides (Malherbe, 1852) 160 Bermuda flicker: Colaptes oceanicus Olson, 2013: 161 Fernandina's flicker: Colaptes fernandinae Vigors, 1827: 162 Chilean flicker: Colaptes pitius (Molina, 1782) 163 ...
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defended his Australian Open title on Sunday, comfortably defeating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 in the men’s final to secure his third career grand slam win.