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Colaptes
Colaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The 13 extant 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. There are usually colorful markings on the head. Many of these birds – particularly the northern species – are more terrestrial than usual among woodpeckers.
15 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species
Northern Flicker
speciesColaptes auratus
Green-barred Woodpecker
speciesColaptes melanochloros
Campo Flicker
speciesColaptes campestris
Golden-olive Woodpecker
speciesColaptes rubiginosus
Gilded Flicker
speciesColaptes chrysoides
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
speciesColaptes punctigula
Andean Flicker
speciesColaptes rupicola
Chilean Flicker
speciesColaptes pitius
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
speciesColaptes rivolii
Guatemalan Flicker
speciesColaptes mexicanoides
Gray-crowned Woodpecker
speciesColaptes auricularis
Black-necked Woodpecker
speciesColaptes atricollis
Fernandina's Flicker
speciesColaptes fernandinae
Northern × Gilded Flicker
hybridColaptes auratus × chrysoides
Bermuda Flicker
speciesColaptes oceanicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 18230.