Colaptes is the genus of woodpeckers which contains the flickers. The scientific name means `the pecker`, Latinized from the Greek verb kolápto (κολάπτω), `to peck`. One well-known member of this genus is the Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus), a subspecies of which is known in parts of the southern U.S. as the `Yellowhammer`. It is... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colaptes