The yellow-shafted flicker, one of 169 species of true woodpeckers, ranges from Alaska to Newfoundland and south throughout the United States east of the Rockies to Florida. This common flicker usually inhabits lightly wooded areas but is also found in thickly wooded and burned out forest areas. It feeds on ants, which it picks up with its long sticky tongue.
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"Yellow-Shafted Flicker," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 96 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
