Great Spotted Woodpecker

Description:

This bird does not look exactly like a Great Spotted Woodpecker ought to (note that the white eye patch connects to the white backside of the neck, and the peculiar outline of the white feathers lining its wings). In those respects, it slightly resembles a Darjeeling Woodpecker. The two woodpeckers have been known to hybridize, so it's possible that that happened at some point in this bird's family history. In most other respects, it does not really resemble a Darjeeling Woodpecker (note the expansive extent of red on the underside, the limited range of red at the back of the head, and how the black "Y"-shape beneath the eye connects to the black of the backside). Since it is primarily in accordance with the phenotype of a Great Spotted Woodpecker, that's what I have identified it as. Finally, it does not resemble a Himalayan Woodpecker in its excess of red on the underside and very limited red on the head.

Habitat:

Copse of trees near a village

Notes:

5pm CST