#colaptes

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), males squabbling, family Picidae, order Piciformes, Boulder, CO, USA

photograph by Rob Palmer

[raw-wild]

Sharp-shinned Hawk in eastern PA taking down a Northern Flicker. This was a brutal attack, the flickers mate screaming from a treetop, the fallen prey struggling to get away and the hawk applying a stranglehold around the flickers neck. It may have lasted over 15 mins before the hawk could begin pecking.

Sharp-shinned Hawk & Northern Flicker | Mark Cappozzoli

[birdblues]

Northern Flicker

[best-bird-tournament]

Colaptes woodpecker - round 1, section 2 (flickers)

Which is the best bird?

Northern flicker

Campo flicker

Gilded flicker

Chilean flicker

Andean flicker

Fernandina's flicker

Voting ended onApr 27, 2025

[haveyouseenthisbirdpoll]

Have you seen a Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)?

Yes, in nature

Yes, in captivity

No, only in pictures/taxidermy/I've only heard of it

No, and I have never heard of this bird

No, but I have heard one

I might have/I'm not sure

Voting ended onJun 7, 2024

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[all-bird-creechur]

Fernandina's Flicker Colaptes fernandinae

Endemic to Cuba, it has a small population of 600–800 birds, which makes it one of the most endangered species of woodpecker in the world. It is mostly threatened by habitat loss.

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[snototter]

A northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) in Oregon, USA

by Jon Nelson

[that-crazy-scorpio-man]

Yellow-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus auratus)