Campo flicker
Colaptes campestris (Vieillot, 1818)
The campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) is a species in the family Picidae, order Piciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 158 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the campo flicker
- Weight
- 158 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5 – 4.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the campo flicker live?
Not recorded
What is the campo flicker?
The campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.
From the Wikipedia article “Campo flicker” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Campo_flicker&oldid=1345124582), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the campo flicker endangered?
The campo flicker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the campo flicker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPiciformes
- familyPicidae
- genusColaptes
- SpeciesColaptes campestris (Vieillot, 1818)
Synonyms Picus campestris
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Field flickerEnglish
- Field flickerEnglish
- picot campestreCatalan
- datel campovýCzech
- datel černočapkovýCzech
- ysgytiwr y campoWelsh
- CampoguldspætteDanish
- CamposguldspætteDanish
- FeldspechtGerman
- kampa pegoEsperanto
- Kampara pegoEsperanto
- Carpintero campestreSpanish
- Carpintero de campoSpanish
- kamporähnEstonian
- brasiliankultatikkaFinnish
- Pic champêtreFrench
- crnokapa žunaCroatian
- mezei küllőHungarian
- Picchio di campoItalian
- Picchio del campoItalian
- アリツカゲラJapanese
- lyguminis ylasnapis genysLithuanian
- CampogrondspechtDutch
- CamposgrondspechtDutch
- gullmarkspettNorwegian
- dzięcioł łąkowyPolish
- pica-pau-do-campoPortuguese
- Пампасный дятелRussian
- Полевой золотой дятелRussian
- vlikáč pampovýSlovak
- Kampo žunaSerbian
- camposspettSwedish
- Kır AğaçkakanıTurkish
- декол польовийUkrainian
- 廣場撲動鴷Chinese
- 草原扑翅䴕Chinese
Relatives of the campo flicker
Other species in the same genus Colaptes.
Northern flicker
Colaptes auratus
Andean flicker
Colaptes rupicola
Chilean flicker
Colaptes pitius
Black-necked woodpecker
Colaptes atricollis
Fernandina's flicker
Colaptes fernandinae
Green-barred woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
CompareCampo flicker vs Northern flickerCampo flicker vs Andean flickerCampo flicker vs Chilean flickerCampo flicker vs Black-necked woodpecker
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the campo flicker?
An adult campo flicker weighs 158 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the campo flicker endangered?
The campo flicker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the campo flicker?
The campo flicker (Colaptes campestris) belongs to the family Picidae in the order Piciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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