Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Common Flicker, Yellow-shafted Flicker, Cuban Flicker, Red-shafted Flicker, Guatemalan Flicker, Mexican Flicker
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ruskin, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA - Jun 1, 2001 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 17, 2002 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Jul 17, 2002 © William Hull  Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Mar 19, 2006 © William Hull  Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Nov 20, 2003 © William Hull 
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Range

C. Alaska throughout temperate North America s. to Nicaragua and the w. West Indies;
Fragmented distribution in the s. part of its range;
(1) C. Alaska across Canada e. in nw. Mackenzie and n. Manitoba to Labrador and Newfoundland and s. to Montana and ne. United States.
(2) C., e. and s. United States in Texas, Gulf coast states and s. Florida;
(3) S. Alaska and w. Canada (c. Yukon and British Columbia) to nw. United States (n. California).
(4) Sw. United States, nw. Baja and w. Mexico s. to about Durango.
(5) Guadalupe Is. off w. Baja.
(6) C. Mexico from Durango e. across the Mexican Plateau to San Luis Potosi and s. to Oaxaca.
(7) W. Texas and ne. Mexico.
(8) S. Mexico (highlands of Oaxaca and Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras to nc. Nicaragua.
(9) Cuba. (10) Grand Cayman Is.

Videos

Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding on the ground.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Royal British Columbia Museum
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: NatureSound Studio
Miami Whitewater County Park, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA - Apr 7, 2002 Source: William Hull

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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