Colaptes

Colaptes auratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piciformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Piciformes

Familia: Picidae
Subfamilia: Picinae
Genus: Colaptes
Species: C. aeruginosus – C. atricollis – C. auratus – C. auricularis – C. campestris – C. chrysoides – C. fernandinae – C. melanochloros – C. mexicanoides – C. pitius – C. punctigula – C. rivolii – C. rubiginosus – C. rupicola

Species extintae: † C. oceanicus

Name

Colaptes Vigors, 1825

• Typus: Cuculus auratus Linnaeus, 1758 = Colaptes auratus

Synonymy

• Chrysoptilus Swainson, 1832
• Soroplex Gloger, 1842
• Geopicos Malherbe, 1849
• Nesoceleus P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873

References

Primary references

• Vigors, N.A. 1825. Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14(3): 395–517. BHL Reference page.  p. 457 - note

Additional references

• Voisin C. & J.-F. Voisin, 2010: List of type specimens of birds in the collections of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle (Paris, France). 20. Piciformes (Part 2: Picidae). Journal of the National Museum (Prague), Natural History Series 179 (2): 7–26.
• Webb, D.M. & Moore, W.S. 2005. A phylogenetic analysis of woodpeckers and their allies using 12S, Cyt b, and COI nucleotide sequences (class Aves; order Piciformes). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 36: 233–248. PDF. Reference page. 
• Benz, B.W., Robbins, M.B. & Peterson, A.T. 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 Reference page. 
• Moore, W.S., Overton, L.C. & Miglia, K.J. 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 Reference page. 
• Manthey, J.D., Geiger, M. & Moyle, R.G.. 2017. Relationships of morphological groups in the northern flicker superspecies complex (Colaptes auratus & C. chrysoides). Systematics and Biodiversity 15(3): 183–191. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2016.1238020 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Flickers; woodpeckers
español: Carpinteros
português: Pica-paus

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