Meanings
nounred-shafted flicker (plural red-shafted flickers)
plural red-shafted flickers
- Any of certain subspecies of the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwestern United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail
Similar
Colaptes caper collarisColaptes auratus cafer
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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red-shafted flicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/red-shafted%20flicker
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