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Scientific Name
Colaptes auratus cafer
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Colaptes auratus cafer (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Park
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
northern flicker
Park Synonyms
Colaptes auratus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Piciformes |
| Family | Picidae |
| Subfamily | Picinae |
| Genus | Colaptes |
| Species | Colaptes auratus |
| Subspecies | Colaptes auratus cafer |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Observed on Christmas Bird Counts.
Distribution Tags
- Year round
Visitor experience Tags
- Commonly seen
Bird Habitat Tags
- Subalpine
- Coniferous west
- Coniferous east
- Mixed forest
- Riparian
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Lise Grace
Created Date
9/27/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
nantonova@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/12/2018 2:41:25 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Washington breeders represent the western 'red-shafted' flicker C. auratus cafer., Park Species Data Source: Smith, Michael, Mattocks, Philip, and Kelly Cassidy. 1997. Breeding Birds of Washington State.
