Back to species list Piciformes / Picidae / Colaptes Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus IUCN: Not Evaluated Data Sources AviList 2025 Avibase Taxonomy data from AviList 2025. Taxonomy Order Piciformes Family Picidae Genus Colaptes Subspecies (9) Colaptes auratus auratus southeastern USA Colaptes auratus cafer southern Alaska and British Columbia to northern California Colaptes auratus chrysocaulosus Cuba Colaptes auratus collaris southwestern USA to northwestern Baja California and western Mexico (Durango) Colaptes auratus gundlachi Grand Cayman Island Colaptes auratus luteus central Alaska to southern Labrador, Newfoundland, Montana, and northeastern USA Colaptes auratus mexicanus central Mexico, from Nayarit and Durango eastward to Veracruz, southward to Oaxaca Colaptes auratus nanus southwestern USA (Chisos Mountains, Texas) and northeastern Mexico (Coahuila to Tamaulipas, southward to San Luis Potosí) Colaptes auratus rufipileus formerly Guadalupe Island, Mexico; extinct, last recorded 1906 Show 8 more Data Sources AviList 2025 Avibase Taxonomy data from AviList 2025. Share BirdMemo: the app that goes birding with you! Discover birding spots nearby, log every sighting, and build your life list. Join the Beta