Confirm ID - Female Ladder-Backed Woodpecker? Round rock, TX, US (1 Viewer)

erisian.pope

very amateur

• Jan 22, 2010

• #1

This picture was taken today. The bird appears to be entirely black and white, which i think fits the bill for female ladder-backed. It lacks the mustache that the red-cockaded is supposed to have (not to mention that one's rare and not native to my area I believe). No white patch in back (so not hairy or downy).

So, what do you think? As always, I greatly appreciate your help!

 

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MLoyko

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• Jan 22, 2010

• #2

I think it is, not sure what else it could be... the face looks a little more white than in my book but....

 

erisian.pope

very amateur

• Jan 22, 2010

• #3

Here's a higher-res picture of the face, in case it helps. It appears I ended up with a pretty terribly compressed picture when I uploaded here.

 

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MLoyko

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• Jan 23, 2010

• #4

Like I said before not much else I think it could be.... the white on the face is a little much and has me stumped. The only two I'm thinking of is Ladder Backed and Red-cockaded but leaning towards Ladder-backed

Any one else wanna jump in?

 

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Gmaclen

Active member

• Jan 23, 2010

• #5

woodpecker

erisian.pope said:

This picture was taken today. The bird appears to be entirely black and white, which i think fits the bill for female ladder-backed. It lacks the mustache that the red-cockaded is supposed to have (not to mention that one's rare and not native to my area I believe). No white patch in back (so not hairy or downy).

So, what do you think? As always, I greatly appreciate your help!

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I beleve it is a Female Ladder-Backed.

 

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ceasar

Well-known member

• Jan 23, 2010

• #6

I think it is a Ladder-Backed female too. A Red-Cockaded is not likely to be found this far west into Central Texas, at least if Sibley's range maps are accurate. And it's head would show a large white cheek instead of a striped face. Lightness of face is probably due to photo's exposure.

Sibley's (the big book) notes that the Red-Cockaded is rare, local and endangered whereas the Ladder-Backed is fairy common.
Bob

 

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MLoyko

d[-_-]b

• Jan 24, 2010

• #7

ceasar said:

Sibley's (the big book) notes that the Red-Cockaded is rare, local and endangered whereas the Ladder-Backed is fairy common.
Bob

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exactly what I was thinking, just threw that out there