- Grey-crowned Woodpecker
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Grey-crowned Woodpecker Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Colaptes Species: C. auricularis Binomial name Colaptes auricularis
(Salvin & Godman, 1889)Synonyms Piculus auricularis (Salvin & Godman, 1889)
The Grey-crowned Woodpecker (Colaptes auricularis) is a bird species in the woodpecker family (Picidae). It was formerly placed in the genus Piculus (Benz et al., 2006). The scientific name auricularis means "eared", an appearance created by the confluent, fine patterning of the species' head.
It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- Benz, Brett W.; Robbins, Mark B. & Peterson, A. Townsend (2006): Evolutionary history of woodpeckers and allies (Aves: Picidae): Placing key taxa on the phylogenetic tree. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 40: 389–399. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.021
- BirdLife International 2004. Piculus auricularis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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