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Green-backed Woodpecker? (1 Viewer)

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AlexJPemberton

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Seen in riverine woodland on the edge of the Masai Mara, I initially thought this was Nubian Woodpecker but having looked again I think this is probably Green-backed Woodpecker. Could anyone confirm? It did seem fairly small and was one of a party of birds mobbing a sleeping Senegal Galago.

IMG_2017a Green-backed Woodpecker.jpg

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Alex
 
Looks small with a fine bill and no real malar stripe. Spotted rather than streaked below.
A female Little Spotted (Green-backed) gets my vote.
 
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