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  1. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    And I think I said also the ‘face pattern is fine’ amongst listing a lot of other features ...I may have inadvertently posted the wrong link but the rest was valid re the link - how many expert birders does it take to identify a woodpecker 3:-)
  2. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    Posting some more links re the breast streaking and size (I think the questions regarding the bill have been addressed as has the malar smudging) BTW MSW are ‘negligibly smaller’ than GSW - male MSW are about the same size ( <-) as female GSW or female Syrian. Streaking in Middle Spotted...
  3. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    Amended - this thread is moving fast! I’m on a small tablet and typing with one finger and have too many windows open! Anyway the naysayers have cleared the room ;)
  4. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    Yes not only wrongly labelled but the wrong link! Sorry, I will remove it!
  5. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    Is anyone not considering sexually dimorphic differences in bill size in Dendrocopus woodpeckers? (With the exception of Lesser Spotted). Males have noticeably longer deeper bills than females and are slightly stockier - I think this is perhaps being underestimated here.
  6. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    oops xposted with Andrew and Joern!
  7. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    Happy to be proved wrong but imo the face pattern is fine. The bill looks long because the nasal feathers are worn - males have noticeably longer and heavier bills than females: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/212946631 and here https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/204844491 I don’t see the...
  8. Deb Burhinus

    Woodpecker, Bulgaria

    Middle Spotted Woodpecker
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