Northern flicker: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern flicker lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Colaptes auratus
Group	Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Bird
Order	Piciformes
Family	Picidae

Where does the northern flicker live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern flicker in 6 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern flicker endangered?

The northern flicker’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern flicker?

The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae, genus Colaptes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern flicker

The northern flicker or common flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. Over 100 common names for the northern flicker are known, including yellowhammer (not to be confused with the Eurasian yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)), clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names derive from attempts to imitate some of its calls.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern flicker (revision 1373745819), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q16819 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).