Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
Red-shafted Flicker
4 Letter (english names) Alpha Code: NOFL (1)
Pic flamboyant rosée
Colaptes auratus cafer
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Life, Habitat & Pictures of North American Flickers
| B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5" 31.8cm | 20" 50.8cm | 4.6oz 130.4g | Picidae | Colaptes auratus(cafer) |
North American Bird Calls
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- Winter
The Red-shafted Flicker is one of the two sub-species of the Northern Flicker. The Yellow-shafted Flicker is the second race. This Northern Flicker race is found from northern British Columbia through most of the Canadian prairies and south into Mexico. The bright reddish-orange edging on the flight feathers distinguish these flickers from the eastern race, which has yellow edging on their flight feathers. Flickers are members of the woodpecker family.
References to Other Bird Sites:
Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.
I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.