Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) [XC844504]
by id from District of Leimebamba (near Leimebamba), Chachapoyas Province, San Martin, Peru (call)
Andean Flicker (Colaptes rupicola) [XC498675]
by Jerome Fischer from Parinacota, XV Region, Chile (call)
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 (Tarapacá) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy south to Catamarca).