Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris) - HBW 7, p. 515
French: Pic champêtre
German: Feldspecht
Spanish: Carpintero Campestre
Other common names: Campos Flicker; Field Flicker (campestroides)
Taxonomy: Picus campestris Vieillot, 1818, Paraguay.
Race campestroides often considered a separate species, but hybridizes with nominate in Paraguay, and probably occasionally elsewhere, and the two appear to intergrade. Birds from NE Brazil, described as race chrysosternus, considered indistinguishable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- campestris (Vieillot, 1818) - S Surinam and NC Brazil (near Santarem); E Brazil (Maranhão S to Santa Catarina), N & E Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz) and C Paraguay.
- campestroides (Malherbe, 1849) - C & S Paraguay, SE Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) and Uruguay to NE & E Argentina (S to E Río Negro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perching on a tree. Locality Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp campestroides)
German Pugnali 28 February 2007 3 years ago 20 sec 4.7 -
A female perched and scratching Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp campestris)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 4 years ago 26 sec 4.3 -
A close-up of a female perched on a branch Locality Pantanal, Brazil (ssp campestris)
Max Roth 30 April 2002 7 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A female feeding on the ground Locality Estancia Itabó, Canindeyú Department, Paraguay (ssp campestroides)
Josep del Hoyo 9 May 2005 7 years ago 34 sec 4.2 -
Two birds in a leafless tree Locality Brasília National Park, Federal District, Brazil (ssp campestris)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2007 4 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
A close-up of a female on a fence Locality Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil (ssp campestris)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 4 years ago 30 sec 4.2
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Beaking the mirror of a car in the parking (territory defense behavior).
Locality São Paulo State, Brazil
Mario Olyntho 30 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A fine specimen of adult flicker removes the ground seeking to supplement its diet with small worms.
Locality Fazenda do Funil, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Zafonso 6 June 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
Campo Flicker, head and mantle detail.
Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Mark Andrews 5 September 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
On a pole
Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina
oleicfrisbee 50 weeks ago 3.5 -
Campo Flickr in downtown Buenos Aires
Locality Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Bill Benish 2 January 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
On pole
Locality General Lavalle, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Kees Scharringa 2 March 2012 6 weeks ago 3.4
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Alarm calls of a pair Locality Estancia El Potrero, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
Kini Roesler 10 June 2008 2 years ago 3
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