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yellow-shafted flicker
(yĕlˈō-shăfˌtĭd)
noun A large woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) of eastern North America, having a black crescent on the breast, a conspicuous white rump, and yellow shafts in the wing and tail feathers. Also called yellowhammer.