red-shaft·ed flicker | \ ˈred-ˈshaf-təd- 
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\Definition of red-shafted flicker
: a flicker of western North America with light red on the underside of the tail and wings, a gray nape with no red, and in the male red on each cheek
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The first known use of red-shafted flicker was in 1846
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