| Northern
("Yellow-shafted") Flicker Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Large woodpecker - Brown back and wings barred with black - Black crescent on upper breast - Beige breast and belly spotted heavily with black - White rump (obvious in flight) - Tail dark above - Tail and underwings are entirely yellow below, and retricies and primaries have yellow shafts - Red crescent on nape - Gray cap and nape - Tan face, chin, and throat - Adult male has black whisker Similar species The Gilded Flicker can be told from the "Yellow-shafted Flicker" by its lack of red at the rear of the head, pale brown cap and pale gray face, a paler brown back, and the male sports a red rather than black whisker. |
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