Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Златист шилоклюн кълвач |
| Catalan | picot escapulat oriental |
| Czech | datel zlatý |
| Danish | Guldspætte |
| Dutch | Gouden Grondspecht |
| English | Northern Flicker |
| English (United States) | Northern Flicker |
| French | Pic flamboyant |
| French (France) | Pic flamboyant |
| German | Goldspecht |
| Greek | Χρυσός Δρυοκολάπτης |
| Hebrew | נקר צפון-אמריקני |
| Hungarian | Északi hangyászküllő |
| Icelandic | Gullklambra |
| Japanese | ハシボソキツツキ |
| Lithuanian | Paprastasis ylasnapis genys |
| Norwegian | gullspett |
| Polish | dzięcioł różowoszyi |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pica-pau-mosqueado |
| Romanian | Ghionoaie aurie |
| Russian | Шилоклювый дятел |
| Serbian | Američka zlatokrila žuna |
| Slovak | vlikáč zlatý |
| Slovenian | Grahasta žolna |
| Spanish | Carpintero Escapulario |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Carpintero escapulario |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Carpintero de Ocotal |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Carpintero de Pechera Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Carpintero escapulario |
| Swedish | guldspett |
| Turkish | Altın Ağaçkakan |
| Ukrainian | Декол золотистий |
Revision Notes
Karen L. Wiebe revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account. Eliza Wein revised the distribution map.
Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Definitions
- COLAPTES
- auratum / auratus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Scientific name definitions
Version: 2.0 — Published July 7, 2023
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- July 7, 2023
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Authors
Karen L. Wiebe and William S. Moore
Revisors
Karen L. Wiebe, Peter Pyle, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Recommended Citation
Wiebe, K. L. and W. S. Moore (2023). Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.norfli.02
Revision Notes
Karen L. Wiebe revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account. Eliza Wein revised the distribution map.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Authors
Karen L. Wiebe and William S. Moore
Recommended Citation
Wiebe, K. L. and W. S. Moore (2020). Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.norfli.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.1
- Partial Revision
- July 5, 2017
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Authors
Karen L. Wiebe and William S. Moore
Revisors
Karen L. Wiebe
Recommended Citation
Wiebe, K. L. and W. S. Moore (2017). Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), version 2.1. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.norfli.02.1
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- August 26, 2008
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Authors
Karen L. Wiebe and William S. Moore
Revisors
Karen L. Wiebe
Recommended Citation
Wiebe, K. L. and W. S. Moore (2008). Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1995
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Recommended Citation
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. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.166.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 21, 2016
- Yellow-shafted Flicker (HBW) Colaptes auratus
Authors
Hans Winkler, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Winkler, H., D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2016). Yellow-shafted Flicker (HBW) (Colaptes auratus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- January 22, 2015
- Guatemalan Flicker Colaptes mexicanoides
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and David Christie
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and D. A. Christie (2015). Guatemalan Flicker (Colaptes mexicanoides). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- January 22, 2015
- Red-shafted Flicker Colaptes cafer
Authors
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and David Christie
Recommended Citation
del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and D. A. Christie (2015). Red-shafted Flicker (Colaptes cafer). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
