what is the alabama bird
Alabama State Bird Facts The yellowhammer is Alabama's state bird, a bird more commonly known as the northern flicker or the yellow-shafted flicker outside of the southern states in the U.S. The flicker is a member of the woodpecker family, and is the only one of these birds that commonly feeds on the ground rather than in trees. The flicker was designated as Alabama's state bird in 1927, and to this day Alabama is the lone state in the Union that has a woodpecker as its state bird. Description The northern flicker is a distinctive bird and rather large, reaching a maximum length of 14 inches and having a wingspan that can be as wide as 22 inches.