Saturday 25 June 2016

New Book: Developments in Woodpecker Biology

This recently published book contains 8 papers by different authors on a range of subjects including woodpecker systematics, morphology, cognition, ecology, breeding biology and population densities. It is edited by Hans Winkler and published by the Biologiezentrum des Oberosterreichischen Landesmuseum in Linz, Austria. I am honoured to have a paper of my own included: Foraging signs and cavities of some European woodpeckers (Picidae): Identifying the clues that lead to establishing the presence of species. Gerard Gorman.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

West Indian Woodpecker - male

Adult male West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris. Males have an all red crown, whereas females are red only on the nape. This is the nominate race superciliaris which has much black around the eyes. Photo by Gerard Gorman, Cuba, March 2016.