北扑翅䴕（学名：Colaptes auratus）是扑翅䴕属下的一种中型啄木鸟，分布于北美洲大部和中美洲部分地区、古巴及开曼群岛。这是一种在分布地区常见的鸟类，其俗称有上百种。

其下有三个亚种，即北美洲东部的指名亚种Colaptes auratus auratus，英语称“yellow-shafted flicker”，这一种即使阿拉巴马州的州鸟。 此外还有生活在北美洲西部的Colaptes auratus cafer，英语称“red-shafted flicker”。最后就是在1910年代经灭绝的Colaptes auratus/cafer rufipileus。

The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. There are over 100 common names for the northern flicker. Among them are: yellowhammer (as it's known as the state bird of Alabama, not to be confused with the Eurasian yellowhammer), clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names are attempts at imitating some of its calls.