Northern Flicker Characteristics

Colaptes auratus Appearance: Grey head with orange forehead;

red stripe next to the mouth; orange body with
black spots
The Northern Flicker is a woodpecker
Size: 7” in length
that prefers open habitat in woodlands. It
Call: Low toned “Wah”
can also be found in the mountains.
However, unlike most subspecies of Location: Anywhere on campus
woodpeckers, the Northern Flicker Season: Year-round
spends a larger portion of its time on the
ground. However, when they are in trees o Native
they would be sitting upright on
horizontal branches like other
woodpeckers. Their diet consists of small insects such as ants and beetles.

Sources
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Pictures: Sandra Leich and Megan Leich