Southern Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
32 - 33 cm

First Described (Guide)
d'Orbigny, 1840

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 2,000 - 5,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) [XC250694]
by Niels Krabbe from Loja: p\u00e1ramo of Cordillera Las Lagunillas, Ecuador (call, flight call)

Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) [XC498673]
by Cristian Pinto from Parinacota, XV Region, Chile (begging call, call, feeding calls chicks)

Subspecies
Subspecies interbreed in Peru.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

cinereicapillus Reichenbach, 1854 - Extreme southern Ecuador (south-eastern Loja) and northern Peru (Piura, Amazonas). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Northern Andean Flicker (Colaptes cinereicapillus).
puna Cabanis, 1883 - Central and southern Peru.
rupicola d'Orbigny, 1840 - Western, central and southern Bolivia, northern Chile (Tarapac�) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy south to Catamarca).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Southern Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) - 10 files

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