Gilded Flicker (Male)

  • Scientific Name: Colaptes Chrysoides
  • Common Name: Gilded Flicker (Male)
  • Diet: ants, insects, fruits, berries, seeds
  • Color: brown/black
  • Size: 12 inches
  • Active Period: Year-round
  • Habitat: widespread
  • Field Identification: black chest patch, yellow underwings, barred back ands wings, red line under eyes, white rump
  • Nest: cavity
  • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  • Genus: Colaptes
  • Family: Picidae (woodpeckers)
  • Order: Piciformes
  • Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
  • Species: chrysoides