Bronze-winged Woodpecker
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The Bronze-winged Woodpecker, Colaptes aeruginosus, a forest flicker
endemic to northeast Mexico
, from Tamaulipas
to northern Veracruz
. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus (Benz et al., 2006). It has been historically treated as a subspecies of Golden-olive Woodpecker
, but genetic data show the Gray-crowned Woodpecker to be its closest living relative.
Colaptes
Colaptes is the genus of woodpeckers which contains the flickers. The scientific name means "the pecker", Latinized from the Greek verb kolápto , "to peck"....
endemic to northeast Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, from Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
to northern Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus (Benz et al., 2006). It has been historically treated as a subspecies of Golden-olive Woodpecker
Golden-olive Woodpecker
The Golden-olive Woodpecker, Colaptes rubiginosus, is a resident breeding bird from Mexico south and east to Guyana, northwest Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago. It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus...
, but genetic data show the Gray-crowned Woodpecker to be its closest living relative.