Guadalupe Flicker (Colaptes cafer rufpileus)

last collected by W. Brown in June 1906 on Guadalupe Island
arboreal island cypress forest insectivore endemic to Guadalupe Island, Baja California, Mexico
specimens in Berkeley, Boston, New York, and Washington
disappeared after introduction of goats and cats
References:

Fuller, E. Extinct Birds of the World QL676.8.F85 1987 ISBN 0-8160-1833-2 p.167

Greenway, J. C. Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World QL676.7.G7 1967 p.356

King, W. Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book QL676.7.K56 1981 ISBN 0-87474-584-5 Preamble 8

Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.110

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