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Northern flicker
species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The northern flicker is a large sized woodpecker bird with a slim and rounded head.[1]It is also known as the clape, gaffer woodpecker, harry-wicket,[2] heigh-ho, wake-up, walk-up, wick-up, yarrup, and gawker bird. Many of these names come from some of its calls. It is the state bird of Alabama (known by one of its name "yellowhammer").
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They are well known for eating ants off the ground, something that is different from other woodpeckers.