Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Summary 2

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, is one of the few woodpecker species that migrates, and is the only woodpecker that commonly feeds on the ground. There are over 100 common names for the Northern Flicker. Among them are: Yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many...

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  1. (c) Minette Layne-Worthey, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Minette Layne-Worthey, http://www.flickr.com/photos/7232133@N08/2576537152
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colaptes_auratus

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Taxonomy:kingdom Animalia
Taxonomy:family Picidae
Color black, brown, grey, red