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Version  2.1
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- Northern Flicker
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- Northern Flicker
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Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Karen L. Wiebe and William S. Moore
Version: 2.1 — Published July 5, 2017

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Northern Flicker. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Northern Flicker.

Year-round area includes both resident and wintering populations. The northern limit of year-round range is variable. See Figure 2 for breeding distribution of subspecies.

Recommended Citation

Wiebe, K. L. and W. S. Moore (2017). Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), version 2.1. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.norfli.02.1
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