Gilded Flicker
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Gilded Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
49 Verified records at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large woodpecker (mean length of 29 cm (11 in)) of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, including all of the Baja California peninsula except the extreme northwestern region. Yellow underwings distinguish the gilded flicker from the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) found within the same region, which has red underwings. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gilded Flicker sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve

Gila Woodpecker
LC

Gila Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes uropygialis

20–30% · Possible
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
LC

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates scalaris

5–10% · With luck
Red-naped Sapsucker
LC

Red-naped Sapsucker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

<5% · Rare
Williamson's Sapsucker
LC

Williamson's Sapsucker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gilded Flicker in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Gilded Flicker sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gilded Flicker in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Gilded Flicker in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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