Bennett's Woodpecker (Light-spotted) - Niall D Perrins
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Location

Bwabwata NP--Mahango riverside loop
Okavango, Namibia
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Map
Map Coordinates: -18.1990221, 21.7398834
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1

Observation details

There is some integrade between the capricorni and bennetti races in this area where the two subspecies ranges meet. This bird had much less spotting and was quite yellow, recalling capricorni rather than bennetti.

Technical information

Model
Canon EOS 7D
ISO
250
Focal length
420 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.3
Shutter speed
1/160 sec
Dimensions
800 pixels x 600 pixels
Original file size
381.55 KB