Biology:Guatemalan flicker

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Colaptes auratus mexicanoides
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus guatemalensis) (5783778874).jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Colaptes
Species:
Subspecies:
C. a. mexicanoides
Trinomial name
Colaptes auratus mexicanoides
Lafresnaye, 1844

The Guatemalan flicker (Colaptes auratus mexicanoides) is a woodpecker in the family Picidae. It is usually considered conspecific with the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) although some authorities consider it a distinct species. It is found in Central America from southern Mexico through Guatemala, northern El Salvador and Honduras into northern Nicaragua.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19597381 entry