Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, C 1758)
Classification
Order:Piciformes
Family:
Picidae
Genus:
Colaptes
Scientific:
Colaptes auratus
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.112
Protonym:
Cuculus auratus
Type locality:
Carolina, i.e., South Carolina.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/130/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
FF9D71AF908266A5
Avibase ID:
avibase-FF9D71AF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FF9D71AF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178154
Northern Flicker
Afrikaans:
Noordelike Grondspeg
Azerbaijani:
Qızılı xallı ağacdələn
Bulgarian:
Златист шилоклюн кълвач
Catalan:
picot escapular oriental
Czech:
datel zlatý
Danish:
Guldspætte
German:
Goldspecht
Greek:
Χρυσός Δρυοκολάπτης
Esperanto:
ora pego
Spanish:
Carpintero escapulario dorado
Spanish (Spain):
Carpintero escapulario
Estonian:
täpikrähn (põhja-täpikrähn)
Finnish:
kultatikka
French:
Pic flamboyant
Hebrew:
נקר צפון-אמריקני
Croatian:
pjegava žuna
Hungarian:
északi hangyászküllő
Icelandic:
Gullklambra
Italian:
Picchio aurato
Japanese:
ハシボソキツツキ
Lithuanian:
paprastasis ylasnapis genys
Latvian:
zeltainais dzenis
Dutch:
Gouden Grondspecht
Norwegian:
gullspett
Polish:
dzięcioł różowoszyi
Portuguese:
pica-pau-mosqueado
Portuguese (Portugal):
pica-pau-mosqueado
Romanian:
Ghionoaie aurie
Russian:
Шилоклювый дятел
Slovak:
vlikáč zlatý
Slovenian:
grahasta žolna
Serbian:
Američka zlatokrila žuna
Swedish:
guldspett
Turkish:
Altın Ağaçkakan
Ukrainian:
декол золотистий
Chinese:
北扑翅䴕
Chinese (Traditional):
撲動鴷
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 66th suppl.): Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) |
| Avilist 2025: Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Colaptes [auratus or mexicanoides]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Златист шилоклюн кълвач
Catalan: picot escapular oriental
Czech: datel zlatý
Danish: Guldspætte
German: Goldspecht
English: Northern Flicker
Esperanto: ora pego
Spanish: Carpintero escapulario dorado
Estonian: täpikrähn (põhja-täpikrähn)
Finnish: kultatikka
French: Pic flamboyant
Hebrew: נקר צפון-אמריקני
Croatian: pjegava žuna
Hungarian: északi hangyászküllő
Icelandic: Gullklambra
Italian: Picchio aurato
Japanese: ハシボソキツツキ
Scientific: Colaptes auratus
Lithuanian: paprastasis ylasnapis genys
Latvian: zeltainais dzenis
Dutch: Gouden Grondspecht
Norwegian: gullspett
Polish: dzięcioł różowoszyi
Portuguese: pica-pau-mosqueado
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-pau-mosqueado
Russian: Шилоклювый дятел
Northern Sami: Gollečáihni
Slovak: vlikáč zlatý
Slovenian: grahasta žolna
Serbian: Američka zlatokrila žuna
Swedish: guldspett
Turkish: Altın Ağaçkakan
Ukrainian: декол золотистий
Chinese: 北扑翅䴕
Chinese (Traditional): 撲動鴷
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