Northern flicker
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The northern flicker is a large sized woodpecker bird with a slim and rounded head.[1]It is also known as the clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket,[2] heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names come from some of its calls. It is the state bird of Alabama (known by one of its name "yellowhammer").
They are well known for eating ants off the ground, something that is different from other woodpeckers.
Color
Flickers appear to be brownish. The color of their underside of the wing and tail feathers varies, for example bright yellow for eastern birds, or red in western birds.[1]
Gallery
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Northern Flicker Media
A male northern flicker in Roslyn, New York
A male northern flicker guarding its nest cavity
In a dominance display, a northern flicker spreads its wings to show off its size and colors
Connections between breeding and wintering location of flickers
A northern flicker at a tree in the Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge
Painting of "Colaptes mexicanus" by Edward Hargitt, 1889
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Northern Flicker Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology". www.allaboutbirds.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
- ↑ "Burrowing Owl". www.grpg.org. Retrieved 2023-04-11.