Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusColaptes (Flickers and Allies)
- SpeciesColaptes auratus (Northern Flicker)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Flicker in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Northern Flicker sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 284 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Flicker in Big Cypress National Preserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Flicker in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.