Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus - Pic flamboyant

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Colaptes
Species
:
auratus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 35 cm
Wingspan
: 42 à 51 cm.
Weight
: 110 à 170 g

Longevity

9 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 9 subspecies

Colaptes auratus auratus (se USA)
Colaptes auratus cafer (s Alaska to n California. USA.)
Colaptes auratus collaris (sw Canada and w USA. except Pacific nw. to nw Mexico)
Colaptes auratus rufipileus (Guadalupe I., Mexico)
Colaptes auratus nanus (w Texas. USA. to ne Mexico)
Colaptes auratus mexicanus (c Mexico)
Colaptes auratus luteus (c Alaska to e Canada, ne USA and Montana. nc USA.)
Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus (Cuba)
Colaptes auratus gundlachi (Grand Cayman I.)

Foreign names

Pic flamboyant,
Carpintero escapulario dorado,
pica-pau-mosqueado,
Goldspecht,
északi hangyászküllő,
Gouden Grondspecht,
Picchio aurato,
guldspett,
Gullspett,
vlikáč zlatý,
datel zlatý,
Guldspætte,
kultatikka,
picot escapular oriental,
Gullklambra,
dzięcioł różowoszyi,
zeltainais dzenis,
grahasta žolna,
Золотой шилоклювый дятел,
ハシボソキツツキ,
北扑翅䴕,
guldspett,
撲動鴷,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland, Urban Areas