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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
📅 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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Northern Flicker sighting in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Flicker in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?
June has the highest sighting rate for Northern Flicker in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca in our monthly data.