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WoodlandCavity nestMedium · 159 g
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The Chilean flicker is about 30 cm (12 in) long and weighs 100 to 163 g (3.5 to 5.7 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Adult males are dark slate gray from forehead to nape; the last occasionally has a hint of red. They are buffish from their lores around the eye to the nape with fine black or black and red spots on the malar area that show as a diffuse patch. Their chin and throat are buffish white with black spots on the lower throat. Adult females have a buffish malar area with no spots and never any red on the nape. Voice: The Chilean flicker's vocalizations include "long 'wic wic wic' series", a "whistled variable 'kwee', singly or in series", and a "week-a, week-a".
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When to see the Chilean Flicker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Chilean Flicker
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Chilean Flicker
The Chilean flicker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.
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Easily confused with
Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiThe crimson-mantled woodpecker is 23 to 26 cm (9.1 to 10 in) long and weighs 85 to 112 g (3.0 to 4.0 oz).
Guatemalan FlickerColaptes mexicanoidesThe Guatemalan flicker is 25.9 to 32.9 cm (10 to 13 in) long and weighs about 115 to 135 g (4.1 to 4.8 oz).
Andean FlickerColaptes rupicolaThe Andean flicker is about 32 cm (13 in) long.
Side by side: Chilean Flicker vs Spot-breasted Woodpecker · Chilean Flicker vs Crimson-mantled Woodpecker · Chilean Flicker vs Guatemalan Flicker · Andean Flicker vs Chilean Flicker
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