The red shafted male northern flicker or common flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. Southern Alberta Canada.


The northern flicker or common flicker (Colaptes auratus) is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. The western red-shafted flicker (C. a. cafer). It has a beige cap and a gray face. Males have a red mustache


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Location: Southern Alberta Canada
Photo credit: © Rick Rudnicki / Alamy / Afripics
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