Infrahybrid

Colaptes auratus luteus × cafer (Yellow-shafted × red-shafted flicker)

Colaptes auratus luteus × cafer. Photo: (c) Leslie S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The northern 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. Over 100 common names for the northern flicker are known, including yellowhammer (not to be confused with the Eurasian yellowhammer), clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names…

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Piciformes (Woodpeckers, barbets, and allies)
        Family: Picidae (Woodpeckers)
        Genus: Colaptes (Flickers and allies)
        Species: Colaptes auratus (Northern flicker)
        Infrahybrid: Colaptes auratus luteus × cafer (Yellow-shafted × red-shafted flicker)

Infrahybrid

Colaptes auratus luteus × cafer (Yellow-shafted × red-shafted flicker)

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