Male (White-backed) © Mikhail Nevsky eBird S65267347 Macaulay Library ML 212416291
Female (White-backed) © Scott Young
Male (White-backed) © Stanislav Cherepushkin
Male (Amami) © Anonymous
Female (Amami) © William Price
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Male (Lilford's) © Yanina Maggiotto
Female (Lilford's) © Gorka Gorospe
Female (White-backed) © Tyler Joyner
Female (White-backed) © Scott Young

White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos

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Identification

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Marginally larger than Great Spotted Woodpecker, but appears distinctly longer-billed. White back in some subspecies is not always obvious when perched but easy to see in flight. Streaky flanks are distinctive. Also note varying amounts of red on the lower belly and undertail. Gives a somewhat hoarse “kik”, sometimes in rattled series. Drum is fast and fades towards the end. Found in mature undisturbed deciduous and mixed forest with lots of dead trees; sometimes near water, as well as in recently burned areas. Threatened by habitat loss in much of its range.

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