Gilded Flicker (Colaptes chrysoides)
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Gilded Flicker

Colaptes chrysoides (Malherbe, 1852)

29 cmLength111 gWeight

Busiest months: January and March · Most records: United States, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January and March · Most records: United States, Mexico

Gilded Flicker has been recorded at 36 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Desert Botanical GardenUnited States2,955 records
  2. Reserva Ecológica Estero de San José del CaboMexico980 records
  3. Catalina SPUnited States776 records
More places
  1. Arthur Pack Regional ParkUnited States717 records
  2. Boyce Thompson ArboretumUnited States424 records
  3. Sabino Dam and downstream riparianUnited States416 records
  4. Salt River – Granite Reef Recreation AreaUnited States375 records
  5. Hassayampa River PreserveUnited States333 records
  6. Planta de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales de La PazMexico330 records
  7. Anza Trail – TubacUnited States296 records

Countries and regions with the most records

United StatesMexico

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) is a large woodpecker (mean length of 29 cm (11 in)) of the Sonoran, Yuma, and eastern Colorado Desert regions of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, including all of the Baja California peninsula except the extreme northwestern region. Yellow underwings distinguish the gilded flicker from the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) found within the same region, which has red underwings.

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Questions

How big is the Gilded Flicker?

The Gilded Flicker is about 29 cm long and weighs around 111 g.

Where does the Gilded Flicker live?

Its breeding range: North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico. It is most often recorded in United States and Mexico.

When is the best time to see the Gilded Flicker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January and March (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Gilded Flicker endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Gilded Flicker as Least Concern.

What does the Gilded Flicker eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Gilded Flicker in?

It belongs to the family Woodpeckers (Picidae), order Piciformes.

At a glance

Length
29 cm
Weight
111 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
138 mm
Tail
94 mm
Bill
36 mm
Tarsus
26 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

North America, Middle America: southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Woodpeckers Picidae
Genus
Colaptes

Other birds in the genus Colaptes

Golden-olive WoodpeckerGolden-olive WoodpeckerColaptes rubiginosusBronze-winged WoodpeckerBronze-winged WoodpeckerColaptes aeruginosusGrey-crowned WoodpeckerGrey-crowned WoodpeckerColaptes auricularisCrimson-mantled WoodpeckerCrimson-mantled WoodpeckerColaptes rivoliiBlack-necked WoodpeckerBlack-necked WoodpeckerColaptes atricollisSpot-breasted WoodpeckerSpot-breasted WoodpeckerColaptes punctigulaGreen-barred WoodpeckerGreen-barred WoodpeckerColaptes melanochlorosNorthern FlickerNorthern FlickerColaptes auratusGuatemalan FlickerGuatemalan FlickerColaptes mexicanoidesFernandina's FlickerFernandina's FlickerColaptes fernandinaeChilean FlickerChilean FlickerColaptes pitiusAndean FlickerAndean FlickerColaptes rupicola
Gilded Flicker

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