Northern Flicker
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Open woodland (very rare).
Diet: Ants.
Best time to spot: Yellow underwings.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Black-throated Thrush · Open woodland (very rare)
- Levant Sparrowhawk · Open woodland (very rare)
- Bimaculated Lark · Open ground (very rare)
- Black-billed Cuckoo · Woodland (very rare vagrant)
- Black-winged Kite · Open country (very rare)
- Black-winged Pratincole · Open ground (very rare)
Kit that helps
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