Notoriously difficult to identify this Nubian Woodpecker is a female as indicated by the red crown only on the back half of the head

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Notoriously difficult to identify this Nubian Woodpecker is a female as indicated by the red crown only on the back half of the head and a speckled mylar streak at the base of the beak. They have a loud distinctive call and are larger than most other woodpeckers found in Eastern Africa

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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