Northern Flicker (Red-Shafted) (Male)

• Scientific Name: Colaptes Auratus
• Common Name: Northern Flicker (Red-Shafted) (Male)
• Diet: ants, insects, fruits, berries, seeds
• Color: brown
• Size: 12.5 inches
• Active Period: Year-round
• Habitat: town
• Field Identification: black bib, red line off base of bill, reddish underwings and undertail, white rump in flight
• Nest: cavity
• Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
• Genus: Colaptes
• Family: Picidae (woodpeckers)
• Order: Piciformes
• Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
• Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
• Species: auratus