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Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides
Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of North America.
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The Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a member of the Picidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 111 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Colaptes
- Species chrysoides
Quick facts
- Weight
- 111 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Gilded Flicker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Gilded Flicker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a member of the Picidae family, within the order Piciformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA sw USA and nw Mexico.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 111 g, with a wing length of about 13.8 cm and a tail of around 9.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 378,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Gilded Flicker?
The Gilded Flicker is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 111 g.
Where does the Gilded Flicker live?
The Gilded Flicker is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA sw USA and nw Mexico, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Gilded Flicker belong to?
The Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Gilded Flicker eat?
The Gilded Flicker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Gilded Flicker migrate?
The Gilded Flicker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Gilded Flicker endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Gilded Flicker make?
1 real field recording of the Gilded Flicker — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Gilded Flicker's range?
The Gilded Flicker has a mapped global range of about 378,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
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