Guatemalan flicker
| Guatemalan flicker | |
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| Male (above) and female (below) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Colaptes |
| Species: | C. mexicanoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Colaptes mexicanoides Lafresnaye, 1844
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The Guatemalan flicker (Colaptes mexicanoides), is a species of woodpecker in the genus Colaptes native to Central America. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Northern flicker until it was split in 2024 by the AOS.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]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.
Description
[edit]The Guatemalan flicker resembles a red-shafted flicker but has a more distinct cap and a black and gold back rather than a brown and black back.
Calls
[edit]The "long call" of Guatemalan flickers is of a different, usually higher frequency and pacing than other flickers, with longer notes.[4]
Distribution
[edit]The Guatemalan flicker ranges from the highlands of Chiapas and Guatemala south into Nicaragua.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Guatemalan Flicker Colaptes mexicanoides". BirdLife International. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "2024-B-5 Treat Colaptes mexicanoides as a separate species from Northern Flicker C. auratus" (PDF). American Ornithological Society. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Guatemalan Flicker". Avibase. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b Tønnessen, David A. "Treat Colaptes mexicanoides as a separate species from Northern Flicker C. auratus" (PDF). American Ornithological Society. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Colaptes mexicanoides at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Colaptes mexicanoides at Wikispecies
