Northern Flicker

Scientific Name: Colaptes auratus	Family: Picidae	Order: Piciformes
Size: 12-14 inches	Range: Throughout U.S.	Habitat: "Open forests, parks"

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Technically divided into three separate sub-species

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Photo 1 of 9. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2012-01-15

Photo 2 of 9. Location: Kathy's Backyard. Date: 2010-07-06

Photo 3 of 9. Location: Kathy's Backyard. Date: 2006-11-23

Photo 4 of 9. Location: Kathy's Backyard. Date: 2006-11-23

Note the yellow shafts of the tail feathers

Photo 5 of 9. Location: Kathy's Backyard. Date: 2010-07-06

Photo 6 of 9. Location: Kathy's Backyard. Date: 2006-11-23

Photo 7 of 9. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2012-01-15

Photo 8 of 9. Location: Morro Bay. Date: 2012-01-15

Photo 9 of 9. Location: Coyote Hills. Date: 2003-12-27