Northern "Yellow-shafted" Flicker |
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Description
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12". A large brownish woodpecker. Brown back with dark bars and spots, whitish or buff below with black spots, black crescent on breast, and white rump in flight. Eastern birds("Yellow-shafted Flicker") have red patch on nape and yellow wing linings; male has black "mustache." Western birds ("Red-shafted Flicker") lack nape patch and have salmon-pink wings linings; males have red "mustache." These forms hybridize in mid-continent, where numerous intermediates can be found. |
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Voice
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A loud, repeated flicker or
wicka-wicka-wicka; also a loud kleeer.
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Habitat
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Open country with trees;
parks and large gardens.
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Nesting
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6-8 white eggs in a tree cavity, power pole, or birdhouse.
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Other
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Other
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