Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Colaptes Species: Colaptes auratus Subspecies: Colaptes auratus cafer Colaptes (ko-LAP-teez) Latinized from Greek, kolapto, to chisel or peck auratus (aw-RA-tus) Aurata, golden or gilded, from aurum, gold cafer (KAY-fer) After South Africa, a mistake made in 1788 by… Continue Reading →
