Hairy Woodpecker
Dryobates villosus
ID Notes 4
The Hairy Woodpecker, Leuconotopicus villosus, looks quite similar to the Downy Woodpecker, but is larger in size and has a heavier bill. A good identification trick is to compare the length of the bill to the head. If the bill is less than half the length of the head, the bird is likely a Downy. If it is longer than that, it is likely a Hairy, as the bill is nearly the same length as the head. The Hairy Woodpecker has a fairly square head, a long, straight, chisel-like bill, and stiff, long tail feathers to lean against on tree trunks. They have black wings checkered with white The head has two white stripes and a large white patch that runs down the center of the black back. Males have a patch of red toward the back of the head.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Gavan Watson, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/34259482@N00/471754562
- (c) Tom Murray, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/tmurray74/51906205277/
- (c) J. Maughn, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmaughn/49533207096/
- Adaptado por Robin Foster de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryobates_villosus
