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It is greenish above with yellowish barring (giving a slightly yellower appearance than the similar Nubian woodpecker) and pale yellowish below with black speckles. The speckles continue forward through the throat, the main point of distinction from both the Nubian and Bennett's woodpeckers. The bill is pale, depicted as yellow or off-white. Among its calls in Tanzania are "wi-wi-wi-wi-wi and a short churr." At least in Mozambique, it is probably vocally indistinguishable from Bennett's woodpecker.
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When to see the Speckle-throated Woodpecker
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Speckle-throated Woodpecker
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Speckle-throated Woodpecker
The speckle-throated woodpecker, also known as Reichenow's woodpecker, is an East African woodpecker often considered a subspecies of Bennett's woodpecker. The bird is named after the German ornithologist Anton Reichenow.
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Easily confused with
Tullberg's WoodpeckerCampethera tullbergiTullberg's woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassicaThe Mombasa woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaThe fine-banded woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
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