red-shaft·ed flicker
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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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“Red-shafted flicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-shafted%20flicker. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of red-shafted flicker was in 1846
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