Photography of Birds – Set # 196 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 196

Set # 196

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Adult Red-bellied Woodpeckes are mainly light gray on the face and underparts; they have black and white barred patterns on their back, wings and tail. Adult males have a red cap going from the bill to the nape; females have a red patch on the nape and another above the bill. The reddish tinge on the belly that gives the bird its name is difficult to see in field identification. They are 22.85 to 26.7 cm (9.00 to 10.51 in) long, have a wingspan of 38 to 46 cm (15 to 18 in), and weigh from 2.0-3.2 oz (56-91 g).

Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

Northern Flicker

The English naturalist Mark Catesby described and illustrated the Northern Flicker in his book The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands which was published between 1729 and 1732. Catesby used the English name “Gold-winged Wood-pecker” and the Latin Picus major alis aureis. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he included the northern flicker, coined the binomial name Cuculus auratus and cited Catesby’s book. The specific epithet auratus is a Latin word meaning “gilded” or “ornamented with gold”. The type locality is South Carolina. The northern flicker is one of 13 extant New World woodpeckers now placed in the genus Colaptes that was introduced by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825 with the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) as the type species.

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10 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 196”

Washe Koda on December 11, 2020 at 6:58 am said:

Flicker ❓

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- H.J. for avian101 on December 11, 2020 at 4:36 pm said:
  
  Flicker! 🙂
  
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susanpoozan on December 11, 2020 at 10:42 am said:

Loved the woodpecker’s flash of red.

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- H.J. for avian101 on December 11, 2020 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Susan. 🙂
  
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Jane's Heartsong on December 11, 2020 at 3:53 pm said:

I was so surprised when I saw Flickers in BC eating off the ground, but it is quite common.

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- H.J. for avian101 on December 11, 2020 at 4:49 pm said:
  
  By my own observations, I have always seen them on the ground, foraging. Thank you, Jane. 🙂
  
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Digital Wonders and Smiles on December 11, 2020 at 5:40 pm said:

Love the photos! My favorite is the second one. 😁

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- H.J. for avian101 on December 11, 2020 at 6:39 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much. 🙂
  
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sv-anui.com on December 11, 2020 at 5:51 pm said:

Oh HJ that woodpecker is stunning!

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- H.J. for avian101 on December 11, 2020 at 6:39 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Chris. 🙂
  
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