northern flicker

northern flicker

English

Noun

northern flicker (plural northern flickers)

1. Colaptes auratus, a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family, native to most of Central and North America.

Synonyms

• (Colaptes auratus): yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, gawker bird

Translations

Colaptes auratus

French: pic flamboyant (fr) m German: Goldspecht m Navajo: tʼáyaałchííʼ

Russian: золото́й шилоклю́вый дя́тел m (zolotój šilokljúvyj djátel) Spanish: carpintero escapulario, carpintero de pechera

Further reading

• northern flicker on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colaptes auratus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Colaptes auratus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons