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The northern flicker or common flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands , and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate .
Colaptes is a genus of birds in the woodpecker family Picidae. The 14 species are found across the Americas. The 14 species are found across the Americas. Colaptes woodpeckers typically have a brown or green back and wings with black barring, and a beige to yellowish underside, with black spotting or barring.
White woodpecker: Melanerpes candidus (Otto, 1796) 34 Lewis's woodpecker: Melanerpes lewis (Gray, GR, 1849) 35 Guadeloupe woodpecker: Melanerpes herminieri (Lesson, RP, 1830) 36 Puerto Rican woodpecker: Melanerpes portoricensis (Daudin, 1803) 37 Red-headed woodpecker: Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) 38 Acorn woodpecker
Ladder-backed woodpecker, Dryobates scalaris; Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus; White-headed woodpecker, Dryobates albolarvatus; Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus; Gilded flicker, Colaptes chrysoides; Gray-headed woodpecker, Picus canus (accidental) [25] (not on the AOS Check-list) Pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn woodpecker, Melanerpes formicivorus (A) Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus; Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius; Red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber (A) Black-backed woodpecker, Picoides arcticus (A) Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens; Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus; Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes.
The black-capped chickadee is the state bird of Massachusetts. This list of birds of Massachusetts includes species documented in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and accepted by the Massachusetts Avian Records Committee (MARC). As of July 2023, there are 516 species included in the official list. Of them, 194 are on the review list (see below), six have been introduced to North America, three ...
Red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus; Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius; Red-breasted sapsucker, Sphyrapicus ruber (R) American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis (R) Black-backed woodpecker, Picoides arcticus (C) Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens; Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus; Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus