Northern Flicker

Closest Relatives at Joshua Tree National Park

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	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
36	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
37	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
39	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
40	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Flicker in Joshua Tree National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Northern Flicker sighting in Joshua Tree National Park, based on 809 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Flicker in Joshua Tree National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Northern Flicker in Joshua Tree National Park in our monthly data.