Andean flicker
| Andean flicker | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Colaptes |
| Species: | C. rupicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Colaptes rupicola D'Orbigny, 1840 | |
The Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) is a South American species of woodpecker. It is found in grassland, shrubland and Polylepis woodland at altitudes of 2,000–5,000 metres (6,600–16,400 ft) in the Andes from southern Ecuador to northern Chile and northwestern Argentina. Together with the Campo flicker and ground woodpecker, it is the only largely terrestrial woodpecker.
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Colaptes rupicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Andean Flicker videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Andean Flicker photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res; Article borderland-tours
- Aves de Chile: Andean Flicker - Description and photos
