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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.
Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius (A) American three-toed woodpecker, Picoides dorsalis (A) Black-backed woodpecker, Picoides arcticus (A) Downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens (A) Hairy woodpecker, Dryobates villosus; Northern flicker, Colaptes auratus
The western meadowlark is the state bird of North Dakota. This list of birds of North Dakota includes species documented in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The list is derived from Checklist of North Dakota Birds produced in April 2021 by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department (NDGFD). The basic NDGFD list contains 420 confirmed and extant species, two extinct species. Three additional ...
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. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
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
Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. Lewis's woodpecker, Melanerpes lewis (NC) Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus (NC) Williamson's sapsucker, Sphyrapicus thyroideus (U)
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