Population status

Northern Flicker
(Colaptes auratus)

Populations of the Northern Flicker are fairly well monitored in Canada by the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) although the survey does not cover the northern portion of the breeding range. The BBS results indicate that the Canadian population has shown little overall change since 1970. BBS trends from most Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) with reliable results also show little overall population change. However, two BCRs (Prairie Potholes and Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain BCRs) show population decreases of about 50% (results of all BCRs with reasonably reliable trends are displayed below). At the continental level, BBS results from throughout North America indicate a decrease in population of about 48% since the mid-1960s.

Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis

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Table 1: Population trends by geographic area
Geographic area	Time Period ^{Table 1 - footnote 1}	Annual trend ^{Table 1 - footnote 2}	Intervals ^{Table 1 - footnote3}
Geographic area	Time Period ^{Table 1 - footnote 1}	Annual trend ^{Table 1 - footnote 2}	Lower	Upper
Canada Select to view graph of the geographic area: Canada 1973-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1973-2012	-0.4	-0.7	0
Northern Pacific Rainforest Select to view graph of the geographic area: Northern Pacific Rainforest 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	-0.6	-1.8	0.6
Boreal Taiga Plains Select to view graph of the geographic area: Boreal Taiga Plains 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	0	-0.9	0.9
Great Basin Select to view graph of the geographic area: Great Basin 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	-0.3	-1.3	0.8
Northern Rockies Select to view graph of the geographic area: Northern Rockies 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	0.2	-0.7	1.2
Prairie Potholes Select to view graph of the geographic area: Prairie Potholes 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	-1.7	-2.6	-0.9
Boreal Hardwood Transition Select to view graph of the geographic area: Boreal Hardwood Transition 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	-0.7	-1.2	-0.1
Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain Select to view graph of the geographic area: Lower Great Lakes / St. Lawrence Plain 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	-1.9	-2.4	-1.3
Atlantic Northern Forest Select to view graph of the geographic area: Atlantic Northern Forest 1970-2012; Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) - Canadian analysis	1970-2012	-0.1	-0.6	0.4

Breeding Bird Survey in North America (BBS) - U.S. analyses

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Table 2: Population trends by geographic area
Geographic area	Time Period	Annual trend ^{Table 2 - footnote 1}	Limits
Geographic area	Time Period	Annual trend ^{Table 2 - footnote 1}	Lower	Upper
North America Select to view graph of the geographic area: North America 1966-2012; Breeding Bird Survey in North America (BBS) - U.S. analyses	1966-2012	-1.4	-1.6	-1.2

References

Wiebe, K.L. and W.S. Moore. 2008. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Wiebe, K.L. and W.S. Moore. 2008. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. (Link)