Bronze-winged woodpecker

The bronze-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aeruginosus) a forest flicker endemic to northeast Mexico, from Tamaulipas to northern Veracruz. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus (Benz et al., 2006). Some taxonomic authorities, including the American Ornithological Society, treat it as a subspecies of the golden-olive woodpecker.

Bronze-winged woodpecker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Colaptes
Species:
C. aeruginosus
Binomial name
Colaptes aeruginosus
(Malherbe, 1862)
Synonyms

Colaptes rubiginosus aeruginosus

Habitat

The species inhabits broad-leaved evergreen forest, particularly in montane areas.

Description

The species differs from the golden-olive woodpecker in details of head plumage and the pattern of the underparts. The bronze-winged woodpecker has scalloped underparts, while those of the golden-olive woodpecker are evenly barred.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Colaptes aeruginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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