Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Scientific name definitions
- Names (30)
- Subspecies (10)
Karen L. Wiebe and William S. Moore
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 5, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 5, 2017
Sign in to see your badges
Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Златист шилоклюн кълвач |
| Czech | datel zlatý |
| Danish | Guldspætte |
| Dutch | Gouden Grondspecht |
| English | Northern Flicker |
| English (United States) | Northern Flicker |
| French | Pic flamboyant |
| French (French Guiana) | 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 |
| 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 |
Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Cuculus auratus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae ed.10 1, p.112.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Carolina, i.e., South Carolina.
Definitions
- COLAPTES
- auratum / auratus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Account navigation Account navigation
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Northern Flicker