Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides(Malherbe, A, 1852)
English (US) Gilded Flicker
The Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Colaptes chrysoides
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gilded Flicker
- Described by
- (Malherbe, A, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Colaptes chrysoides mearnsi
- Colaptes chrysoides tenebrosus
- Colaptes chrysoides brunnescens
- Colaptes chrysoides chrysoides
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Geopicus (Colaptes) chrysoides
- Described by
- (Malherbe, A, 1852)
- Type locality
- America; Cape San Lucas, Baja California fixed as type locality by Anthony, Auk, 12, 1895, p. 347.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 4 p.553
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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