In North America, all male woodpeckers have red somewhere on their heads. The converse is not true; some females also have red (though often it is less than the male).
So we cannot conclusively say this is a male because of the red, but if an adult has no red on its head, we can conclusively say it is a female.
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beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteIn North America, all male woodpeckers have red somewhere on their heads. The converse is not true; some females also have red (though often it is less than the male).
ReplyDeleteSo we cannot conclusively say this is a male because of the red, but if an adult has no red on its head, we can conclusively say it is a female.
Congratulations Jason Wright your photo has been added to our BTP PRO BIRD Featured Collection! Be sure to follow our wonderful collections to see many great works in including yours!
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Lynn Wiezycki
BTP Bird Pro Thank you very much Lynn Wiezycki!
ReplyDeletebeautiful woodpecker!
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Soledade Cantanova de Maio Beautiful bird!
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