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Flickers and Allies
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Flickers and Allies

Colaptes

Colaptes is the genus of woodpeckers which contains the flickers. The scientific name means "the pecker", Latinized from the Greek verb kolápto (κολάπτω), "to peck".

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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

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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.