---
title: "Chileense grondspecht"
description: "Colaptes pitius — Vogels. The Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/chilean-flicker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chileense grondspecht

> Colaptes pitius — Vogels. The Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae.

- Scientific name: *Colaptes pitius*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1348
- Wikidata: [Q1261895](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1261895)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18261](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18261)

## Names

- en: Chilean Flicker
- de: Bänderspecht
- es: Carpintero pitío
- fr: Pic du Chili
- nl: Chileense grondspecht
- pl: Dzięcioł chilijski

## Countries with the most observations

CL (913), AR (366)

## Summary

The Chilean flicker (Colaptes pitius) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilean_flicker

## Photo

![Chileense grondspecht](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chilean-flicker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Allan Harris · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200942532

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chilean-flicker?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).