Colaptes campestris (Vieillot, 1818)

Fischer, Wagner, Faria de Godoi, Raquel & Conceição Paranhos Filho, Antonio, 2018, Roadkill records of reptiles and birds in Cerrado and Pantanal landscapes, Check List 14 (5), pp. 845-876 : 872

Colaptes campestris (Vieillot, 1818)

Records. Table 3.

The Campo Flicker was easily distinguished by its shape and color. The sides of the head, neck, and breast were bright yellow. Around the eyes, the feathers were dull white. The crown was black, and the back was dark, barred with white, and the rump was white, with a few thin bars. The underwing feathers were yellowish-white.

Order Passeriformes

Passeriformes presented the highest number of unidentified road-killed individuals, since approximately 30% were in good enough condition to be identified to species. This large group includes small, inconspicuous birds, many of which are sexually dimorphic. After collisions with vehicles, their carcasses remained on the roads for very short periods of time before being consumed by scavengers or being completely destroyed. Below we present the specimens we were able to identify.