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Northern flicker

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The northern flicker, or common flicker (Colaptes auratus), is a medium-sized woodpecker found across most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba and the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates. It has more than 100 recorded common names, including yellowhammer, clape and gaffer woodpecker, many derived from attempts to imitate its calls. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Scientific Name
Colaptes auratus 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Picidae, Taxa
Source Northern flicker (Wikidata)

In Biome

Temperate Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Colaptes auratus
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Denmark

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Colaptes auratus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "These woodpeckers are very useful destroyers of"
    These woodpeckers are very useful destroyers of insect pests, including the European corn borer.
  • In Biome: Temperate Rainforest, Habitat Regions, biome: rainforest
    rainforest rainforest
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4. Northern flicker (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q16819 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Picidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Colaptes auratus
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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6. Northern flicker (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Quote, Introduction
Over 100 common names for the northern flicker are known, including yellowhammer (not to be confused with the Eurasian yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)), clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names derive from attempts to imitate some of its calls.
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