yellow-shafted flicker vs Colaptes auratus

yellow-shafted flicker and Colaptes auratus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
yellow-shafted flicker	Yes	No	No	No
Colaptes auratus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, yellow-shafted flicker and Colaptes auratus are synonyms defined as:

yellow-shafted flicker and Colaptes auratus: large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail

Other synonyms of yellow-shafted flicker include yellowhammer.

yellow-shafted flicker (noun)	Colaptes auratus (noun)
large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail	large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail