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;[[: Category:Colaptes|Colaptes]] melanochloros | ;[[: Category:Colaptes|Colaptes]] melanochloros | ||
| − | [[Image:Green- | + | [[Image:Green-barredWoodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|A male of the nominate group in Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil.<br />Photo by arthurgrosset]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Golden-breasted Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|A female of the ''melanolaimus'' group in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<br />Photo by luisrock62]] |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Taxonomy and Distribution== | ==Taxonomy and Distribution== | ||
| − | This species has 5 subspecies which together occupy parts of [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Argentina]]. | + | This species has 5 subspecies which together occupy parts of [[Brazil]], [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Argentina]]. These subspecies fall into two groups; the northern nominate group and the southern ''melanolaimus'' group. The latter has sometimes been considered a separate species, the Golden-breasted Woodpecker (''Colaptes melanolaimus''). However, the groups are known to hybridize and consequently no major checklist currently recognize the split into two species. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Colaptes+melanochloros}} | {{GSearch|Colaptes+melanochloros}} | ||
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- Colaptes melanochloros
Identification
Taxonomy and Distribution
This species has 5 subspecies which together occupy parts of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. These subspecies fall into two groups; the northern nominate group and the southern melanolaimus group. The latter has sometimes been considered a separate species, the Golden-breasted Woodpecker (Colaptes melanolaimus). However, the groups are known to hybridize and consequently no major checklist currently recognize the split into two species.
