Meanings
nounyellow-shafted flicker (plural yellow-shafted flickers)
plural yellow-shafted flickers
- Any of certain subspecies of the northern flicker; an individual thereof.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlarge flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
Similar
Colaptes auratusyellowhammer
Broader
Also see
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