Andean flicker / Südandenspecht (Colaptes rupicola)

Wikipedia: Andean flicker Source: WIKIPEDIA Colaptes_rupicola_20070123.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Colaptes (Colaptes); Family Woodpeckers (Picidae)
General: The Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) is a South American species of woodpecker. It is found in grassland, shrubland and Polylepis woodland at altitudes of 2,000–5,000 metres (6,600–16,400 ft) in the Puna ecoregion. Together with the campo flicker and ground woodpecker, it is one of the few largely terrestrial woodpeckers. [more]