Gilded Flicker
Colaptes chrysoides
Tree Clinging
Length: 11 in. (28 cm )
A species closely associated with Saguaro Cactus and open desert, this woodpecker eats fruit and insects, especially ants from the ground. It makes its nest hole in a tall cactus but is often driven from the nest cavity by Starlings.
The four-digit banding code is GIFL.
Male |
Female |
Desert
Mesquite bosque
Urban city
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Gilded Flicker
- Author(s): Dr. Biology
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: 13 Jul, 2017
- Date accessed: 23 July, 2025
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/gilded-flicker
APA Style
Dr. Biology. (Thu, 07/13/2017 - 15:36). Gilded Flicker. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/gilded-flicker
American Psychological Association. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/
Chicago Manual of Style
Dr. Biology. "Gilded Flicker". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/gilded-flicker
For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/04/
MLA 2017 Style
Dr. Biology. "Gilded Flicker". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/gilded-flicker
Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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