Colaptes auratus cafer Gmelin 1788 (northern flicker)

Aves - Piciformes - Picidae

Alternative combinations: Colaptes cafer, Picus cafer

Belongs to Colaptes auratus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Hay 1930, Miller 1911, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxon: Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (8: California, Oregon collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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