Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Yosemite National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Yosemite National Park?

About 52% of visitor-days record a Northern Flicker sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 1816 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Northern Flicker in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.

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