Northern flickers feed by probing with their beak and sometimes may catch insects in flight. The northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) or common flicker is a medium-sized bird of the woodpecker family. There is a Red-shafted (shown here) and a Yellow-shafted race. [Call of Northern Flicker] That’s the sound of a Northern Flicker, a brownish woodpecker, larger than a robin, smaller than a crow, with a black crescent bib and spotted belly, and shafts of color on its wings that flicker when it flies. Northern Flicker – A Most Unlikely Woodpecker. The call of Northern flickers is a loud sustained laugh, ki ki ki ki. Northern Flicker: Medium woodpecker, black-barred brown back, white rump, black tail. Northern Flickers also make a loud kyeer note. These birds have an undulating flight; the repeated cycle of a quick succession of flaps followed by a pause creates an effect comparable to a roller coaster. [Long wik-wik-wik Northern Flicker territorial call] A sudden, bright flash of copper feathers signals a Northern Flicker’s swoop into the back yard. Underparts are black-spotted pale brown with black crescent on breast. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) bird calls on dibird.com. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Breeding in Middle America, North America: widespread; can be seen in 14 countries. Drilling holes in tree trunks calls for some specialized tools, and the Northern Flicker has them. Check out Northern Flicker Call by Cloudy Heaven Nature Sound Club on Amazon Music. Northern Flicker photo by Larry Jordan. Similar Species: The Pileated Woodpecker call resembles that of the Northern Flicker wick wick wick call, but is louder and changes in pitch, and rhythm. Legs and feet are gray. We are just beyond the United State’s election season, and it’s not too big a stretch to see red, white, and blue in some of our feathered aboriginals. This call is similar to the call of the Pileated Woodpecker. Face is gray with brown crown and forehead. The Northern Flicker, a common sight across North America, hammers its head rapidly against those objects to announce its territory or as a mating call. Written by Bob Sundstrom This is BirdNote. And while this type of woodpecker often perches on tree branches or bushes, you’re just as likely to find it pecking away on your lawn where it … There it hangs by its feet from the suet feeder, a handsome bird a foot long.

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