Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusColaptes (Flickers and Allies)
SpeciesColaptes auratus (Northern Flicker)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Gates of the Arctic National Park

3 Verified records at Gates of the Arctic National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gates of the Arctic National Park

Picoides dorsalis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Northern Flicker at Gates of the Arctic National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
2	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
3	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
4	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
5	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
6	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
9	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
11	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
12	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
13	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
14	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
17	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
19	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
20	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
21	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
23	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
24	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
26	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
27	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
28	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
29	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
30	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
31	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
32	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
33	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
34	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	10–20%
35	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
36	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
37	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
38	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
39	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
40	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
41	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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