Breeding Location:
Forest edge, Grassland with scattered trees
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Egg Color:
White
Number of Eggs:
3 - 12
Incubation Days:
11 - 16
Egg Incubator:
Both sexes
Nest Material:
Cavity lined with chips.
Migration:
Some migrate
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Overview
Northern Flicker: Medium woodpecker, black-barred brown back, white rump, black tail. Underparts are black-spotted pale brown with black crescent on breast. Face is gray with brown crown and forehead. Legs and feet are gray. There is a Red-shafted (shown here) and a Yellow-shafted race.
Range and Habitat
Northern Flicker: Resident from Alaska east through Manitoba to Newfoundland and south throughout the U.S. Northernmost birds are migratory. Prefers forest edges and open woodlands approaching savannas.
Breeding and Nesting
Northern Flicker: Three to twelve white eggs are laid in a cavity in a tree, utility pole, or birdhouse; usually excavates nest cavities in dead or diseased tree trunks or large branches. Incubation ranges from 11 to 16 days and is carried out by both parents.
Foraging and Feeding
Northern Flicker: Diet consists primarily of ants; also eats other insects, berries, and fruits; forages in trees, shrubs, and on the ground.
Readily Eats
Suet, Sunflower Seed, Nuts, Fruit, Sugar
Vocalization
Northern Flicker: Song is a loud, repeated "flicker" or "wicka-wicka-wicka"; also makes a loud "kleeer."
Similar Species
Northern Flicker: Gilded Flicker has red moustache stripe, yellow underwings, and black-spotted underparts.
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