Meanings
nounnorthern flicker (plural northern flickers)
plural northern flickers
- Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.
Synonyms: goldenwing, yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up
Synonyms & antonyms
nounColaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.
Similar
goldenwingyellowhammerclapegaffer woodpeckerharry-wicketheigh-howake-upwalk-upwick-upyarrupgawker bird
Also see
Translations
Dutch gouden grondspecht
- gouden grondspechtColaptes auratus
Finnish kultatikka
- kultatikkaColaptes auratus
French pic flamboyant
- pic flamboyantColaptes auratus
German Goldspecht
- GoldspechtColaptes auratus
Hungarian aranyküllő
- aranyküllőColaptes auratus
Polish dzięcioł różowoszyi
- dzięcioł różowoszyiColaptes auratus
Russian золото́й шилоклю́вый дя́тел
- золото́й шилоклю́вый дя́тел (zolotój šilokljúvyj djátel)Colaptes auratus
Spanish carpintero escapulario, carpintero de pechera
- carpintero escapularioColaptes auratus
- carpintero de pecheraColaptes auratus
Cite this entry
APA
northern flicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20flicker
MLA
“northern flicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20flicker. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northern flicker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20flicker.
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