Gray-capped woodpecker
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Gray-capped woodpecker ( Colaptes auricularis ) |
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The gray-capped woodpecker ( Colaptes auricularis ) is a bird in the woodpecker family . Previously, the species was assigned to the genus of the true banded woodpecker ( Piculus ). According to molecular genetic studies, the gray-capped woodpecker , like its sister species , the olive-mantled woodpecker , was classified in the genus of the golden woodpecker ( Colaptes ).
features
The gray-capped woodpecker has an olive-green wing plumage. An olive-green and white stripe pattern can be seen on the chest. The gray color of the upper part of the head is characteristic of the gray-capped woodpecker. He also has a red spot on his cheeks.
distribution and habitat
The gray-capped woodpecker is endemic to Mexico . Its natural habitat are tropical and subtropical mountain forests. The IUCN assesses the population as Least Concern .
literature
- Benz, Brett W .; Robbins, Mark B. & Peterson, A. Townsend (2006): Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves: Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 389-399. doi : 10.1016 / j.ympev.2006.02.021
- William S. Moore, Lowell C. Overton & Kathleen J. Migliac (2011): Mitochondrial DNA based phylogeny of the woodpecker genera Colaptes and Piculus, and implications for the history of woodpecker diversification in South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58 (1): 76-84. doi : 10.1016 / j.ympev.2010.09.011