Colaptes auratus cafer Gmelin 1788
Aves - Piciformes - Picidae
Alternative combinations: Colaptes cafer, Picus cafer
Belongs to Colaptes auratus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Hay 1930, Miller 1911, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxon: Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (10: California, Oregon collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence