[order] PICIFORMES | [family] Picidae | [latin] Sphyrapicus nuchalis | [UK] Red-naped Sapsucker | [FR] Pic a nuque rouge | [DE] Rotnacken-Saftlecker | [ES] Chupasavia Nuquirroja (Mex) | [NL] Roodneksapspecht Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Note the longish white wing patch, red forehead and nape.b Immature: Brown, with the distinctive white wing patch. Sapsuckers drill […]
Category: Piciformes
Honeyguides (Indicatoridae)
Class AVES Order PICIFORMES Family INDICATORIDAE (HONEYGUIDES) Free text form the Handbook of the Birds of the World Medium-small, rather nondescript arboreal birds with small head, short bill, nostrils often raised, and generally rather drab plumage with white outer-tail markings. 10-20 cm. Sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. Forest and woodland, including streamside trees in near-desert; […]