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Northern Flicker (Gouden Grondspecht)




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Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus - Gouden Grondspecht
North and Central America.

The following 10 subspecies are being recognized:
Colaptes auratus cafer - South-Alaska to North-California;
Colaptes auratus collaris - Southwest-Canada and West-USA (except Pacific northwest) to Northwest-Mexico;
Colaptes auratus rufipileus - Guadalupe Island, Mexico;
Colaptes auratus nanus - West-Texas (USA) to Northeast-Mexico;
Colaptes auratus mexicanoides - South-Mexico to Nicaragua;
Colaptes auratus mexicanus - Central-Mexico;
Colaptes auratus luteus - Central-Alaska to East-Canada, Northeast-USA and Montana (Northcentral-USA);
Colaptes auratus auratus - Southeast-USA;
Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus - Cuba;
Colaptes auratus gundlachi - Grand Cayman Island.

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.


Northern FlickerColaptes auratus auratus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus auratus		 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus luteus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus luteus		 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus luteus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus luteus		 Northern FlickerColaptes auratus luteus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus luteus
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