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Northern Flicker tail feather

Colaptes auratus

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Description:

Yellow, black and white feather. One side is primarily yellow and the other is black with a yellow shaft. The last image shows the size.... and a dirty screen.

Habitat:

Oak riparian forest floor

Reference Links:

The Feather Atlas - Feather Identification and Scans - U.S. Fish and Wildlife S…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
That feather atlas is extraordinary. I wish we had one for here.
Mark Ridgway
sorry this link http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=YSFL_tail_adult
Mark Ridgway
I know who owns the dirty screen. :-) and I vote for 'Northern Flicker' (tail) on the feather. (Colaptes auratus)

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PublishedMarch 11, 2014

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