genus
Colaptes
Colaptes is a genus in the family Picidae. This database currently files 14 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 14
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 64%
- Weight range
- 55.8 g – 174 g
Best-known members of Colaptes
Ranked by popularity score.

Northern flicker
Colaptes auratus

Andean flicker
Colaptes rupicola

Campo flicker
Colaptes campestris

Chilean flicker
Colaptes pitius

Black-necked woodpecker
Colaptes atricollis

Fernandina's flicker
Colaptes fernandinae

Green-barred woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros

Spot-breasted woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
How threatened is Colaptes?
13 of 14 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| ENEndangered | 1 | 8% |
| LCLeast Concern | 12 | 92% |
All species in Colaptes
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern flicker | Colaptes auratus | Picidae | Least Concern | 131.5 g | Not recorded |
| Andean flicker | Colaptes rupicola | Picidae | Least Concern | 174 g | Not recorded |
| Campo flicker | Colaptes campestris | Picidae | Least Concern | 158 g | Not recorded |
| Chilean flicker | Colaptes pitius | Picidae | Least Concern | 159 g | Not recorded |
| Black-necked woodpecker | Colaptes atricollis | Picidae | Least Concern | 76.1 g | Not recorded |
| Fernandina's flicker | Colaptes fernandinae | Picidae | Endangered | 135 g | Not recorded |
| Green-barred woodpecker | Colaptes melanochloros | Picidae | Least Concern | 127.3 g | Not recorded |
| Spot-breasted woodpecker | Colaptes punctigula | Picidae | Least Concern | 62 g | Not recorded |
| Golden-olive woodpecker | Colaptes rubiginosus | Picidae | Least Concern | 55.8 g | Not recorded |
| Gilded flicker | Colaptes chrysoides | Picidae | Least Concern | 111 g | Not recorded |
| Crimson-mantled woodpecker | Colaptes rivolii | Picidae | Least Concern | 102 g | Not recorded |
| Grey-crowned woodpecker | Colaptes auricularis | Picidae | Least Concern | 65.4 g | Not recorded |
| Bronze-winged woodpecker | Colaptes aeruginosus | Picidae | Least Concern | 55.8 g | Not recorded |
| Bermuda flicker | Colaptes oceanicus | Picidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |