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Northern Flicker

Contributors: Cindy Ching-Ching Chow

As Cindy Ching-Ching Chow reports, this male Red-shafted Flicker (RS) has enough Yellow-shafted (YS) genealogy in it to produce a striking head pattern. It has the typical red moustache of the RS and the red crescent on the nape of the YS. The gray rear of the cap and back of the neck is also YS. The red feathering in this individual is more orange than usual as well. From Northridge, California

Northern Flicker
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