Anacortes. Yellow-shafted x Red-shafted Intergrade.
Northern Flickers have two subspecies: the Red-shafted Flicker (C. a. cafer) of western North America and the Yellow-shafted Flicker (C. a. auratus) of the east and far north. Their ranges are roughly divided by the Rocky Mountains except in the northern boreal forest, where the yellow-shafted range extends west across most of Alaska. There is a wide area of overlap where the two subspecies interbreed extensively. Here in the Pacific Northwest we are fortunate to have both subspecies, as well as intergrades between the two. The Red-shafted Flicker is the most common and expected subspecies, but intergrades can also be common at times, mainly during the fall, winter, and spring.
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Anacortes
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Anacortes.
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Anacortes.
Tags: Anacortes Skagit County Skagit Washington State Washington Fidalgo Island San Juan Islands Puget Sound Bird Woodpecker Northern Flicker Flicker Fall PNW Pacific Nortwest Northwest Red-shafted Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus a (266 122) photography production Male Backyard Nature Outdoor Wildlife
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