Aves - Piciformes - Picidae
Alternative combination: Cuculus auratus
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Colaptes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758, Morgan 1994 and Wetmore 1962
Sister taxa: Colaptes campestris, Colaptes chrysoides, Colaptes naroskyi, Colaptes oceanicus
Subtaxa: Colaptes auratus cafer Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Cayman Islands (1 collection), United States (31: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming)
Total: 32 collections including 33 occurrences
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