Alectryon vs Gilded Flicker

Alectryon tropicus compared with Colaptes chrysoides

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Gilded Flicker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Gilded Flicker
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Picidae
Genus	Alectryon	Colaptes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Colaptes chrysoides

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Gilded Flicker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.