Definition of yellow-shafted woodpecker in English:
yellow-shafted woodpecker
noun
North AmericanA northern flicker of the subspecies Colaptes auratus auratus, having golden-yellow patches under the tail and on the underwings, and yellow shafts on the primary feathers.
Also called yellowhammer.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in John Latham (1740–1837), naturalist.
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