Northern Flicker bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMalherbe's Flicker, Golden-winged Woodpecker, Mearns' Flicker, Gilded Woodpecker, Red-shafted Flicker, Southern Flicker, Gilded Flicker, San Fernando Flicker, Yellowhammer, Common Flicker, Boreal Flicker, San Pedro Flicker, Guadalupe Flicker, Northwestern Flicker, Red-shafted Woodpecker, Cuban Flicker, Yellow-shafted Flicker
Old latin name for birdPicus auratus, Cuculus auratus
OrderWoodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers / Picidae
GenusColaptes
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread

Northern Flicker bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Nestling calls, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
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    Song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 4.
    Song, © Sue Riffe
    United States
  • 5.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 6.
    Wicka, alarm call, call, wicka call as well as alarm call., © Jim Berry
    United States
  • 7.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © Nick Komar
    United States
  • 8.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
  • 9.
    Call, © Jim Holmes
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker subspecies (10)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Colaptes auratus auratusse USA-No
Colaptes auratus cafers Alaska to n California (USA)-No
Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosusCuba-No
Colaptes auratus collarissw Canada and w USA (except Pacific nw) to nw Mexico-No
Colaptes auratus gundlachiGrand Cayman I.-No
Colaptes auratus luteusc Alaska to e Canada, ne USA and Montana (nc USA)-No
Colaptes auratus mexicanoidess Mexico to Nicaragua-No
Colaptes auratus mexicanusc Mexico-No
Colaptes auratus nanusw Texas (USA) to ne Mexico-No
Colaptes auratus rufipileusGuadalupe I. (off nw Mexico)-Yes

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGoudspeg
BelarusianЗалацiстая дзяцел
BulgarianЗлатист шилоклюн кълвач, Златен кълвач
Catalanpicot escapular oriental, Picot escapulari
Chinese普通扑动䴕, 普通扑动鴷, 北扑翅䴕, 北扑翅鴷
Chinese (Traditional)撲動鴷
Croatianpjegava žuna
Czechdatel zlatý
DanishGuldspætte
DutchGoudspecht, Gouden Grondspecht
EsperantoOrpego, Brustornama pego
Estonianpõhja-täpikrähn, täpikrähn, täpikrähn (põhja-täpikrähn)
FinnishKiljutikka, kultatikka
FrenchPic rosé, Pic flamboyant, Pic doré
FrisianGoudspjocht
GalicianPicapau áureo
GermanOstgoldspecht, Goldspecht
GreekΧρυσoκoλάπτης, Χρυσός Δρυοκολάπτης
Hebrewנקר צפון-אמריקני
HungarianAranyküllő, északi hangyászküllő
IcelandicGullklambra
IrishCnagaire órga
ItalianPicchio dorato, Picchio aurato
Japaneseハシボソキツツキ
Latvianzeltainais dzenis
Lithuanianpaprastasis ylasnapis genys, Auksinis genys
MacedonianЗлатокрилест клукајдрвец
Mongolianзалуу тоншуул, ногоон тоншуул
Northern SamiGollečáihni
Norwegiangullspett, Gullspett
Norwegian NynorskGullspett
Ojibwaᒧᓂᑲᐧᓀ
Polishdzięcioł różowoszyi, dzieciol rózowoszyi
Portuguesepica-pau-mosqueado
RomanianCiocănitoare sclipitoare
RussianЗолотой шилоклювый дятел, шилоклювый дятел, Золотой дятел
SerbianZlatokrili detlić, Američka zlatokrila žuna
Slovakvlikáč zlatý, ďateľ zlatý, vlikác zlatý
Sloveniangrahasta žolna
SpanishCarpintero Escapulario, Carpintero escapulario dorado, Carpintero de Cañones Amarillos, Carpintero Collarejo, Checo norteño, Carpintero Alirrojo, Carpintero de Pechera Común, Carpintero de Pechera, Carpintero norteño, Carpintero Dorado
Swedishguldspett
Tatarалтын тукран, без томшыклы алтынсу тукран
TurkishAltın Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianдекол золотистий
WelshYsgytiwr gogleddol