Andean Flicker
Colaptes rupicolad'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1840
English (US) Andean Flicker
The Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) 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 rupicola
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Andean Flicker
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Colaptes rupicola cinereicapillus
- Colaptes rupicola puna
- Colaptes rupicola rupicola
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD, 1840
- Type locality
- La Paz, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba and Potosi, Bolivia; type from Sicasica, fide Menegaux, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris (10), 1, 1909, p. 207-208.)
- Original description
- Voyage dans l'Amérique Méridionale (le Brésil, la République Orientale de l'Uruguay, la République Argentine, la Patagonie, la République du Chili, la République de Bolivia, la République du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832 et 1833 4 livr.51 pl.62 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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