Campo flicker
Campo flicker | |
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Female C. c. campestris, the Pantanal, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Colaptes |
Species: | C. campestris
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Binomial name | |
Colaptes campestris (Vieillot, 1818)
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Subspecies | |
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Distribution of C. c. campestris (orange) and C. c. campestroides (purple) |
The campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.[3] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.[4]
Taxonomy and systematics
The campo flicker was originally described as Picus campestris.[5]
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Description
The campo flicker is about 30 cm (12 in) long and weighs about 150 g (5.3 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their faces; males have a red malar stripe and females a black one. Adults of both subspecies have a black crown and a yellow face with white around the eye. Subspecies campestris has a black throat and campestroides a white one, their only difference. Both subspecies' upperparts are brown with dull white bars; their rump is white with a few narrow dark bars. Their flight feathers are brown with yellow shafts. The top side of their tail is black; the central and outermost feathers have thin paler bars. Their tail is brown with white bars on the outermost feathers. Their underparts are white with brown bars. Their long bill is gray, their iris reddish brown, and the legs gray. Juveniles are very similar to adults but with lighter yellow plumage.[9][10]
Distribution and habitat
The nominate subspecies of campo flicker has several disjunct populations. Three are in southern Suriname and the northern Brazilian states of
The campo flicker inhabits a wide variety of landscapes, most of them semi-open to open. These include savanna, the Pampas, scrub and gallery forest, the edges of denser forest, Pantanal grasslands, cerrado, and altered landscapes like parks, farmland, and heavily grazed pasture. In various parts of its range it can be found from as low as 80 m (260 ft) or as high as 1,700 m (5,600 ft).[9]
Behavior
Movement
The campo flicker is a year-round resident in central Brazil and is believed to be resident in the rest of its range as well.[9]
Feeding
The campo flicker is almost entirely terrestrial in its foraging. It typically feeds in pairs or loose social groups; up to seven birds have been observed together. They peck, dig, and glean for their prey in ant and termite mounds, in the soil, among stones, and in fallen dead wood. Ants and termites form the bulk of their diet; adults, larvae, and pupae are taken. Fruits make up a very small part of their diet.[9]
Breeding
The campo flicker's breeding season has not been fully defined, but in Argentina and central Brazil it peaks in the dry season of August and September. Both sexes excavate a nest cavity, in a termite mound, earthen bank, tree, or fence post.[9] Studies showed a complex social system in the species with high reproductive conflicts both within and among groups, both due to the new potential breeder or through the effect of group size. The species is "predominantly monogamous in both cooperative groups and socially monogamous pairs, but in several cooperative groups, auxiliary females contributed eggs to the nest”[11] The clutch size is typically four or five eggs. The incubation period, time to fledging, and details of parental care are not known.[9]
Vocalization
The campo flicker has a large vocal repertiore. Its song is a "rapid 'wicwicwic---'" repeated 10 to 12 times. Calls tend to be high, sharp, and nasal: "tih", "tir", or "wur". Pairs duet with a "high 'wicwicwic' immediately answered by low 'wucwucwuc'."[10]
Status
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References
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- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Woodpeckers". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved July 24, 2022
- ^ Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle...etc (in French). Vol. XXVI. Paris: Chez Deterville. 1818. p. 101.
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 24 July 2022. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved July 24, 2022
- ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ retrieved November 10, 2022
- ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2022) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 7. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v7_Dec22.zip retrieved December 13, 2022
- ^ a b c d e f g h Dias, R. I. and R. H. Macedo (2020). Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.camfli1.01 retrieved January 30, 2023
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7.
- S2CID 84635105.
External links
- Media related to Colaptes campestris at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Colaptes campestris at Wikispecies
- [1] Campo flicker at arkive.org