Before Field Flicker
Order: Piciformes - Family: Picidae
Status: Resident - Scarce - Breeder. Habitat: Woods and grassland

Sounds
© José L. Merlo

It belongs to the same genus Colpates as teh Green-barred Woodpecker. Theri songs and habits are similar. Nevertherless, this woodpecker is not seen/heard in every walk and it is found more in the sidewalk or boulevard across the reserve than inside it.

Adult Male
© J. Simón Tagtachian Golden-yellow face and breast. Black crown and nape. Whitish throat. Red malar stripe © J. Simón Tagtachian Upperparts barred dark brown and white. Underparts whitish barred brown © J. Simón Tagtachian Yellowish patch on primaries

Adult Female
© Sergio cusano It differs from the male in that the malar stripe is white and black. They share the other characteristics © Nicolás Giorgio

Pair
© J. Simón Tagtachian © Claudia y Diego Bastías The Campo Flicker is not a year-all-round bird at the reserve as the Green-barred Woodpecker is. It may be found on the outer sidewalk very frequently.

Breeding
7 1 17 © Sergio Cusano 7 1 17 © Sergio Cusano 7 1 17 © Sergio Cusano

Diet
© J. Simón Tagtachian A male with a muddy bill. Besides excavating trunks to eat insects woodpeckers introduce their bills into the ground or ant burrows to forage. They only need to stick their long tongue out to catch ants. The tongue gets covered by a sticky substance which is segregated by the salivary glands and ants stick to it. © Cora Rimoldi

11 2008 © Jorge García Vicente Behaviour in front of glasses. See "The birds and their image"

More photos since 2013