Tuesday 24 February 2015

Picid in Focus: Scarlet-backed Woodpecker

Scarlet-backed Woodpecker (Veniliornis callonotus, race major). Adult male, November 2012, Bosque de Pomac, Peru.

Friday 13 February 2015

Picid in Focus: another Northern Sooty Woodpecker


















Another shot of Northern Sooty Woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris,race/subspecies funebris. Subic Forest, Luzon, Philippines, January 2015. (Gerard Gorman).

Monday 9 February 2015

Picid in Focus: Northern Sooty Woodpecker

Northern Sooty Woodpecker Mulleripicus funebris, race/subspecies funebris. Females lack the red face. Subic Forest, Luzon, Philippines, January 2015. (Gerard Gorman).   

Sunday 1 February 2015

Picid in Focus: Philippine Woodpecker

Philippine Woodpecker Dendrocopos maculatus. This is the race validirostris. Also commonly known as Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker and locally as just Pygmy Woodpecker. It is endemic to the Philippines, but is not found on all of the islands. Taken in La Mesa Park, Manila, January 2015 (Gerard Gorman).