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 Yosemite National Park
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
📅 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 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.