Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus

The Northern Flicker has two forms, the Eastern "yellow-shafted Flicker" and the western "Red-shafted Flicker". Examples of both forms are shown below. They are native to most of North America.

Northern Flickers are the only woodpeckers to feed on the ground. Their primary food is insects (mainly ants), although they do eat fruits, berries, seeds and nuts.

Adult

Male - Red-shafted Form 10/18/2010 - Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah Male - Red-shafted Form 10/18/2010 - Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah	Female - Red-shafted Form 03/16/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA Female - Red-shafted Form 03/16/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA	Male - Red-shafted Form 07/21/2013 - Colorado Springs, CO Male - Red-shafted Form 07/21/2013 - Colorado Springs, CO
Female - Red-shafted Form 07/21/2013 - Colorado Springs, CO Female - Red-shafted Form 07/21/2013 - Colorado Springs, CO	Male - Red-shafted Form 11/12/2010 - Mines Road, Livermore, CA Male - Red-shafted Form 11/12/2010 - Mines Road, Livermore, CA	Female - Red-shafted Form 02/22/2012 - Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona Female - Red-shafted Form 02/22/2012 - Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Male - Red-shafted Form 09/15/2014 - Pickney State Park, Michigan Male - Red-shafted Form 09/15/2014 - Pickney State Park, Michigan	Females - Yellow-shafted Form 09/09/2008 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan Females - Yellow-shafted Form 09/09/2008 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan	Females - Yellow-shafted Form 09/09/2008 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan Females - Yellow-shafted Form 09/09/2008 - Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Male - Yellow-shafted Form 09/11/2008 - Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana Male - Yellow-shafted Form 09/11/2008 - Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana	Male - Yellow-shafted Form 09/11/2008 - Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana Male - Yellow-shafted Form 09/11/2008 - Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana

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