Kevin Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Downy Woodpecker? Today Palo Pinto Co. TX. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Hard to say for sure without seeing the tail feathers. A Downy woodpecker would have black spots on the outside tail feathers that are white. That being said, the beak looks a little long for Downy. My guess is Hairy woodpecker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Actually my first guess may have been incorrect. Downy and Hairy don’t have streaked or spotted bellies. This could be a Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee_ keeper Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 It looks a little exotic to be either a Hairy or a Downy. Very speckled breast, and wings too. You're in Texas so I'm not familiar at all with the possibilities there. Ladder-backed? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 16 minutes ago, Bee_ keeper said: Ladder-backed? I like female Ladder-backed. Distinct white spots on the wings, blurred black ones on the breast, facial markings, range. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) Yes, this is definitely a Ladder-backed Woodpecker. There is no other species of woodpecker in North America that has black-and-white stripes that go all the way up the back. Downy Woodpeckers would have a black back with a vertical white stripe (not a "ladder-back") and lack markings on the breast/belly (at least not melanistic ones). Edited October 23, 2019 by akandula 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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