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woodpeckers - west romania - part2 (1 Viewer)
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Stuart Darbyshire
45th generation Northern
all Great Spotted (5 is a Juv so presumably taken last year)
Stuart Darbyshire
45th generation Northern
I think unstreaked breast and black line underneath red crown rule that out
stevo
Well-known member
But it does not have the black line connecting the cheek to back of the head. If it is a juvenile it may be a juvenile Syrian woodpecker. They do not have the black line, and live in West Romania.
And its proportions are more like a Middle (of course it would be much better to see it moving, I think the white arm-patch should be under a different angle). GSW is a slim bird, this one looks quite stocky.
lou salomon
the birdonist
separating juvenile great spotted from syrian can be tricky as juv GSW can have this sort of "broken connection" of hindcheek-line. and in some syrian the angle of black line can appear getting similarly close to the black nape when the head is strongly bend (bill pointing downwards).
but this is a juvenile dendrocopos major, one with a relativ wide gap on hindcheek. the all white appearing outer tail feathers and lack of flank streaking give it away.
voice is the easiest way to tell them apart in the field though...
but this is a juvenile dendrocopos major, one with a relativ wide gap on hindcheek. the all white appearing outer tail feathers and lack of flank streaking give it away.
voice is the easiest way to tell them apart in the field though...
Cristian Mihai
Cristian Mihai
I agree with Lou's post.
KenM
Well-known member
Having looked at image 5...I'm thinking that this is indeed a Syrian Woodpecker...no horizontal black banding to the white outer tail margins, extremely muted wash of red to the flanks and on blow up..what might best be described as faint streaking to the white upper flank area, also the head pattern suits perfectly. These features do not imo compare to GSW.
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Stuart Darbyshire
45th generation Northern
KenM
Well-known member
.....I should have noted the leaves! (assumed images were taken recently) :-C
