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Freckle-breasted Woodpecker vs White-backed Woodpecker

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos analis)

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos analis

Small45 gForest

A medium-sized, pied woodpecker. Upperparts black, heavily barred white. Undertail red, breast und belly buffwith light flank barring and slight side streaking. Withish cheeks partly bordered by black line. Crown red in male with orange forehead, black in female.

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Photo: sucker69420 · CC BY 4.0
White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)

White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

Medium117 gForest

It is the largest of the spotted woodpeckers in the western Palearctic, 24–26 cm long with wing-span 38–40 cm. The plumage is similar to the great spotted woodpecker, but with white bars across the wings rather than spots, and a white lower back. The male has a red crown, the female a black one. Drumming by males is very loud, calls include a soft kiuk and a longer kweek.

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Sonogram of the White-backed Woodpecker
Recorded by Nikita Panfilov · Uncertain · Mednoe, Kalininsky District, Tver Oblast, Russian Federation · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Andrew Bazdyrev · CC BY 4.0

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