Gilded Flicker vs Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes chrysoides compared with Colaptes rubiginosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gilded Flicker	Golden-olive Woodpecker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family same	Picidae	Picidae
Genus same	Colaptes	Colaptes
Species	Colaptes chrysoides	Colaptes rubiginosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gilded Flicker and Golden-olive Woodpecker share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colaptes.

Conservation Status

Gilded Flicker

LC — Least Concern

Golden-olive Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gilded Flicker	Golden-olive Woodpecker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gilded Flicker

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway