- Colaptes chrysoides
Identification
26–30 cm
Male
- Yellowish forehead, crown and hindneck
- Red malar stripe
Similar species
Distribution
North America: found in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Mexico
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. mearnsi :
- Extreme south-eastern California to Arizona and north-western Mexico (northern Sonora)
- C. c. tenebrosus:
- North-western Mexico (n Sonora to n Sinaloa)
- C. c. brunnescens:
- Northern and central Baja California
- C. c. chrysoides:
- Southern Baja California
Habitat
Desert, dry scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
They have a varied diet consisting of insects, ants and their larvae, fruit, berries and nuts.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Gilded Flicker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gilded_Flicker
