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PRONUNCIATION OF YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER

yellow-shafted flicker  [ˈjɛləʊˌʃɑːftɪd ˈflɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER

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Yellow-Shafted flicker is a noun.
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WHAT DOES YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

yellow-shafted flicker

Northern flicker

The Northern Flicker is a medium-sized member of the woodpecker family. It is native to most of North America, parts of Central America, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and is one of the few woodpecker species that migrate. There are over 100 common names for the Northern Flicker. Among them are: Yellowhammer, clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket, heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names are attempts at imitating some of its calls.

Definition of yellow-shafted flicker in the English dictionary

The definition of yellow-shafted flicker in the dictionary is a North American woodpecker C. auratus, which has a yellow undersurface to the wings and tail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER


angelica
ænˈdʒɛlɪkə
basilica
bəˈzɪlɪkə
beliquor
bɪˈlɪkə
bootlicker
ˈbuːtlɪkə
clicker
ˈklɪkə
flicker
ˈflɪkə
frolicker
ˈfrɒlɪkə
gallica
ˈɡælɪkə
licker
ˈlɪkə
liquor
ˈlɪkə
maiolica
məˈjɒlɪkə
majolica
məˈdʒɒlɪkə
replica
ˈrɛplɪkə
silica
ˈsɪlɪkə
slicker
ˈslɪkə
sollicker
ˈsɒlɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER

yellow streak
yellow underwing
yellow wagtail
yellow water lily
yellow-bellied
yellow-bellies
yellow-belly
yellow-card
yellow-dog contract
yellow-eye mullet
yellow-yite
yellowback
yellowbark
yellowbird
yellowfin
yellowfin tuna
yellowhammer
yellowhead
yellowish
yellowishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER

ass licker
bicker
bumper sticker
city slicker
dicker
drug trafficker
kicker
knicker
picker
pricker
ricker
sicker
snicker
sticker
the flicker
ticker
tracker
trafficker
tricker
whicker
wicker

Synonyms and antonyms of yellow-shafted flicker in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «yellow-shafted flicker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER

Find out the translation of yellow-shafted flicker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yellow-shafted flicker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yellow-shafted flicker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

黄色杆身闪烁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

parpadeo amarillo follar
570 millions of speakers

English

yellow-shafted flicker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीले shafted झिलमिलाहट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وميض أصفر مخدوع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желтый голенищем мерцания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flicker amarelo -shafted
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হলুদ শাখা ফ্লিকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scintillement jaune à manche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flicker kuning-poros
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelb Schaft- Flimmern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黄色シャフト化ちらつき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노란색 곤란 플리커
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuning-shafted kedip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhấp nháy màu vàng - shafted
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஞ்சள் ஷாஃப்ட் ஃப்ளிக்கர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिवळा- shafted झटका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sarı şaftlı titreşim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfarfallio giallo - scopare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żółto- shafted migotania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовтий халявою мерехтіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flicker galben - shafted
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κίτρινο - shafted flicker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geel - shafted flikker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gul- shafted flicker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gul- shafted flimring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yellow-shafted flicker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER»

The term «yellow-shafted flicker» is used very little and occupies the 178.776 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER»

Discover the use of yellow-shafted flicker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yellow-shafted flicker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds of Alberta
The Yellow-shafted Flicker (C. a. borealis) breeds in most parts of the province, except the mountain regions of the southwest, where the Red-shafted Flicker (C. a. colaris) occurs. Interbreeding is common, with hybrids found all the way to the  ...
Glen Peter Semenchuk, 1992
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Backyard Birds of Texas: How to Identify and Attract the Top ...
The male yellow-shafted flicker has a black mustache and a red crescent on the back of the neck. Both forms have a gray-brown crown, face, and nape. The upperparts are brown with black barring. The underparts show a prominent black bib ...
Bill Fenimore, 2008
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Farmers' Bulletin
36 10 10 106 Ruffed grouse, bobwhite, valley quail, downy woodpecker, red- bellied woodpocker, red-shafted flicker, yellow-shafted flicker, pnoebe, goldfinch, golden- crowned sparrow, chewink, white-eyed vireo, Audubon warbler, mocking  ...
‎1931
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western ...
Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus L12'/2" (32 cm) Two distinct groups occur: " Yellow-shafted Flicker" in the East and far north and "Red-shafted Flicker" in the West. These flickers have a brown, barred back and spotted underparts, with a black ...
Jon Lloyd Dunn, Jonathan K. Alderfer, 2008
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The Iowa Breeding Bird Atlas
In 1973 the Red-shafted Flicker, which was found west of the central Great Plains , and the Yellow-shafted Flicker, which occurs east of that area, were combined and named the Northern Flicker. The Northern Flicker breeds from the tree line in  ...
Laura Spess Jackson, Carol A. Thompson, James J. Dinsmore, 1996
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Birds of the Great Basin: A Natural History
However, the Yellow-shafted Flicker shows up occasionally during migration and in the winter, and hybrids between Red-shafted and Yellow- shafted flickers have been found in the Basin. The occurrence of this type of hybrid here is not a ...
Fred A. Ryser, 1985
7
Backyard Birds of Maryland
The male yellow-shafted flicker has a black mustache and a red crescent on the back of the neck. Both forms have a gray-brown crown, face, and nape. The upperparts are brown with black barring. The underparts show a prominent black bib ...
Bill Fenimore, 2008
8
Backyard Birds of Illinois
The male yellow-shafted flicker has a black mustache and a red crescent on the back of the neck. Both forms have a gray-brown crown, face, and nape. The upperparts are brown with black barring. The underparts show a prominent black bib ...
Bill Fenimore, 2008
9
Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion
... Ash-throated Flycatcher, Cactus Wren, Black-throated Sparrow. MOVEM ENT/ M IG RATION: Permanent resident. VI: 0. D ESCRI PTIO N: A “Yellow—shafted” flicker with the red mustache of a “Red-shafted” seen clinging to a saguaro cactus .
Pete Dunne, 2006
10
Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America
When it flies, it flashes bright colors under the wings and tail, as well as a white rump. Found everywhere from deep woods to city parks. Two distinct forms, eastern/northern "Yellow-shafted Flicker" and western "Red-shafted Flicker," named for ...
Kenn Kaufman, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yellow-shafted flicker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Glass architecture is killing millions of migratory birds
“When else are you going to hold a yellow-shafted flicker in your hand?” “I usually keep the birds in the freezer at work during the day,” says Garcia who once ... «Quartz, Mar 15»
2
Bird-watchers count bevy of species in Hampton during annual event
26, but they recorded birds of many other species: cedar waxwing, killdeer, belted king fisher, yellow-shafted flicker, golden-crowned kinglet, brown creeper and ... «Tribune-Review, Jan 15»
3
A hike, that is more like a stroll, in Skywood Park
A yellow-shafted flicker, blue jay and American crow announce their presence deeper into the forest. The spruce stand was to be the starting point of my causal ... «Pocono Record, Nov 14»
4
A flicker of fashion
Most northern flickers around Edmonton have bright yellow feathers under their wings and tails, making them yellow-shafted flickers, says Jocelyn Hudon, who ... «St. Albert Gazette, Jul 14»
5
COMMUNITY: Bird count draws big numbers
Flickers used to be two species, the western red-shafted flicker and our eastern yellow-shafted flicker. Western birds have red mustaches, eastern birds have ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Mar 14»
6
The World Outdoors: Brown booby best of bird names
Why did the yellow-shafted flicker get renamed as a Northern flicker? How did the Northern saw-whet owl get its name? Some bird names are obvious. «London Free Press, Oct 13»
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Rammer Jammer! Yellowhammer (the woodpecker) is under attack
I Asked Jeeves and it told me that Yellowhammer is some backwoods name for a yellow-shafted flicker. The origin story dates to the Civil War, when some ... «al.com, May 13»
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A bird's-eye view of research
Lee Johnson, 81, pulls a yellow-shafted flicker out of mist net while bird banding April 20 at the Sand Bluff Bird Observatory in Shirland, Ill. Johnson founded the ... «Chicago Tribune, Apr 13»
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A woodpecker that doesn't
The yellow-shafted flicker has yellow under its wings and on its flight-feather shafts. Its head is capped with a grayish crown contrasting with a tawny face, a red ... «San Antonio Express, Jan 13»
10
Great For The Kids: Turtle Point Science Center Open House
... great blue heron, great egret, pileated woodpecker, red-headed woodpecker, yellow-shafted flicker, yellow bellied sap sucker, eastern bluebird, wren, killdeer, ... «NorthEscambia.com, Feb 12»

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