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Birdsong field guide

Bermuda Flicker

Colaptes oceanicus

The Bermuda Flicker is an extinct species of woodpecker that was the only member of its family endemic to an oceanic island in the Atlantic.

What it sounds like

Unknown, but hypothesized to be similar to the rhythmic 'wick-wick-wick' and 'klee-yer' of the Northern Flicker.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Field notes

Formally described in 2006 based on Holocene subfossil remains discovered in cave and peat deposits.
It is believed to have survived until the early 17th century, shortly after human settlement of Bermuda.
Historical records from 1623 by Captain John Smith likely refer to this species as a common island bird.
Skeletal analysis suggests it was larger and had a more robust bill than its extant relative, the Northern Flicker.
Extinction was likely driven by rapid deforestation of native cedar and palmetto forests and predation by introduced mammals.

Habitat

Primary forests of Bermuda cedar (Juniperus bermudiana) and Bermuda palmetto (Sabal bermudana).

Range

Bermuda (Endemic, Extinct).

Similar & commonly confused birds

Andean FlickerColaptes rupicola Black-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollis Campo FlickerColaptes campestris Chilean FlickerColaptes pitius Crimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivolii Fernandina's FlickerColaptes fernandinae Gilded FlickerColaptes chrysoides Golden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosus

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