Arizona
Northern Flicker*
Colaptes auratus cafer
(L 12.5" WS 20" WT 4.6 oz)
One of the few wood-
peckers that migrate.
peckers that migrate.
Aguas Caliente
16Nov2009
*red-shafted (western) race.
Sweetwater Wetlands
13Nov2009
I heard the woodpecker pecking.
The bluebird tenderly sing;
I turned and looked out of the window.
And lo, it was spring!
(Maurice Thompson)
Note: red-shaft
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Hershberge
Hershberge
Macaulay
Library
Library
© BirdNote,
Frances Wood
© Wikipedia
Colaptes in Greek means
chiseler; auratus in Latin
means decorated with gold.
chiseler; auratus in Latin
means decorated with gold.
State bird of Alabama