Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Description The northern flicker reaches a height of 12 to 13 inches (30 to 33 cm), with an 18- to 21-inch (45 to 53 cm) wingspan.
Northern Flicker Photos
South Dakota is in the zone where the "red-shafted" and "yellow-shafted" races interbreed. So below, you'll find photos of red-shafted, yellow-shafted, and "mixed" versions.
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus)
The Northern Flicker is distributed in North and Central America and the West Indies. The more northerly populations in Canada and the USA migrate southwards during the northern winter.
Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
Identification Tips:
Length: 10.5-11 inches
Large woodpecker
Brown back and wings barred with black
Black crescent on upper breast
Beige breast and belly spotted heavily with black ...
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
El Carpintero Del Norte - en Espaņol
Species Code: COAU ...
NORTHERN FLICKER FACTS
Description
The Northern Flicker is a medium to large woodpecker. The back is gray brown with dark bars. The underside is off white with small black spots. It has a black crescent on the chest. The rump is white.
Northern Flicker
Another common backyard woodpecker, the northern flicker has a beautiful checkered back. Learn how to attract northern flickers to your yard, and listen to their song.
Photo: Roland Jordahl ...
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a resident of almost all of the United States. The species nests across Canada, but these birds drop back south to the U.S. during the winter.
Northern Flicker
Coal Creek Canyon
06/15/11
Photo of the Day: Northern Flicker
Northern (Yellow Shafted) Flicker - Colaptes auratus I am not going to woo you with a photo of...
Northern Flicker Behaviour
Male Northern Flickers drum to attract potential mates in the spring. In my suburban community, where dead trees (called snags) are rare, male flickers prefer to drum on light standards.
Habitat The northern flicker can be found in open forests, woodlots and groves. It is common in parks and gardens.
Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)
Status: Year-round Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2011
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed ...
DESCRIPTION: The northern flicker is Alabama's state bird where it is often referred to as the "Yellow-hammer." The name "Yellow-hammer" comes from a term that was applied to a company of young cavalry soldiers from Huntsville.
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus)
Status Common in summer, rare in winter. Breeds. It arrives in early April (average 5 April, earliest 27 March), but large numbers are not seen usually until later in April.
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Body
Large woodpeckers are Brown back and wings barred with black. Black crescent on upper breast. Beige breast and belly spotted heavily with black. White rump (obvious in flight). Tail dark above.
Northern Flickers can be found thoughout North America, Mexico, Central America and Cuba. They frequent urban, suburban and rural areas.
For additional information on the Northern Flicker, visit this site: ...
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
I live in Colorado, on the Western Slope, a few miles from the Continental Divide at 9000 feet in the north central part of the state. In the 16 years that I have been here, I have never seen such a bird.
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocpus pileatus)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephus) ...
Northern Flicker
Summer Sighting Information: common
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Acadian Flycatcher
Summer Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
The Northern Flicker is a moderately large woodpecker - bigger than a Hairy or a Downy, but not nearly as large as a Pileated. Unlike other woodpeckers, you often see them foraging on the ground. Ants are one of their main sources of food.
Moore, W. S. 1995. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus). In The Birds of North America, No. 166 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.) The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D. C.
Cavities excavated by northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) and natural cavities located 6.5 to 35 feet (2-10.7 m) above the ground are commonly used as nesting sites [24].
Breeding: Nest sites for the Northern Hawk Owl are most often in enlarged Northern Flicker or Pileated Woodpecker holes, tops or hollows of tree stumps, and even occasionally in old nests of raptors or crows.
The species which are most similar in the Southeast are the Northern Flicker and the Red-headed Woodpecker. The Northern Flicker looks more brown overall, does not have the red nape or crown, has a large white rump patch, and has a black bib.
Buffleheads have evolved their small size in order to fit the nesting cavity of their "metabiotic" host, a woodpecker, the Northern Flicker [5]Due to their small size, they are highly active, ...
THE GOLDEN-WINGED WOODPECKER.
[Northern Flicker or Yellowhammer (see also Red-shafted Woodpecker).]
(State Bird of Alabama)
PICUS AURATUS, Linn.
[Colaptes auratus.] ...
Buffleheads prefer to nest in the abandoned holes of Northern Flickers. Nesting habitat usually includes poplar or aspen trees near freshwater permanent ponds or lakes.
Often "migrating northern flickers, white-necked ravens, and many songbird species," find feed and cover in the shrubs and trees along the playa periphery, said the university's site. "Sometimes more than 10,000 birds will congregate at the playa.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y
N Night-Heron, Yellow-crowned
Nighthawk, Common
Northern Bobwhite
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Harrier
Northern Mockingbird
Nuthatch, Brown-headed
Nuthatch, White-breasted ...
They nest almost exclusively in holes excavated by Northern Flickers and, on occasion, by Pileated Woodpeckers.
Unlike many ducks, it is mostly monogamous, often remaining with the same mate for several years.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Sharp-shinned hawk (Accipiter striatus) ...
Northern Flicker [en español]
Northern Pintail [en español]
Northern Saw-whet Owl [en español]
Pigeon [en español]
Pileated Woodpecker
Redhead
Red-tailed Hawk [en español] ...
Northern Flicker (1) Horned Lark (15) AMERICAN PIPIT (1)-N. end of Plum I., along wrackline. Am. Tree Sparrow (30) Ipswich Savannah Sparrow (2)-N. end of P.I. Lapland Longspur (11)-P.I. Snow Bunting (40)-P.I.
Rick Heil S.Peabody,MA
:rsheil@juno.com ...
 See also: Flicker, Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied, Downy Woodpecker
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