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Primary Traits
136.2 g
0 m - 3,300 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Colaptes auratus
English name
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Colaptes
Species
auratus
Data source
HBW7, BOTW, D07
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Range restricted
No
Island endemic
No
Biogeographic realm
LN
Latitudinal zone
Tropical-Temperate
Record section
Measurements
Mass and elevation values from the stored record.
Minimum female mass
106 g
Maximum female mass
164 g
Minimum male mass
114 g
Maximum male mass
160 g
Minimum unsexed mass
106 g
Maximum unsexed mass
167 g
Average mass
136.2 g
Minimum elevation
No data
Typical lower elevation
0 m
Typical upper elevation
3,300 m
Maximum elevation
4,000 m
Elevation range
3,300 m
Typical elevation
1,650 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Woodland
Habitat breadth
6
Primary diet
Invertebrate
Diet breadth
3
Diet specialization index
0.74
Record section
Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
Social, Pairs and family groups
Mating system
Monogamous, Polygynous
Cooperative breeding
Solitary breeder
Nest type
Cavity (tree)
Nest substrate
Building, Stump, Ground, Pole, Tree
Minimum broods per year
2
Maximum broods per year
No data
Minimum clutch size
3
Maximum clutch size
17
Incubating sex
Both
Minimum incubation period
11 d
Maximum incubation period
12 d
Minimum fledging period
25 d
Maximum fledging period
28 d
Nest parasitism
Nest Parasite, Victim of Parasitism
Average clutch size
10
Average fledging period
26.5 d
Record section
Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Migratory, Sedentary