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red–shafted flicker

noun red–shaft·ed flicker \ˈred-ˈshaf-təd-\

Definition of RED-SHAFTED FLICKER

:  a flicker of western North America with light red on the underside of the tail and wings, a gray nape with no red, and in the male red on each cheek
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First Known Use of RED-SHAFTED FLICKER

1846

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