What is a yellow-shafted flicker?

1. Are yellow-shafted Northern Flickers rare?
2. Is a yellow-shafted flicker the same as a northern flicker?
3. Where are yellow-shafted flickers found?
4. What does it mean when you see a flicker bird?

Are yellow-shafted Northern Flickers rare?

The Red-shafted Flicker is the most common and expected subspecies, but intergrades can also be common at times, mainly during the fall, winter, and spring. Apparently 'pure' Yellow-shafted Flickers are rare but should be looked for and occur annually.

Is a yellow-shafted flicker the same as a northern flicker?

North America has two easily distinguished races of Northern Flickers: the yellow-shafted form of the East, which occurs into Texas and the Great Plains, and the red-shafted form of the West. The key difference is the color of the flight-feather shafts, which are either a lemon yellow or a rosy red.

Where are yellow-shafted flickers found?

The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is an indigenous species of the woodpecker family, and it is found in nearly all of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands.

What does it mean when you see a flicker bird?

Like other members of the woodpecker family, flickers (also known as flicker birds) are considered lucky birds and are associated with friendship and happiness. ... The Hopi see the flicker as a directional guardian, associated with the south.