ML44904311

Age and sex

Immature Male - X

Observation details

Further research shows my utter incompetence in sapsucker identification. I still remain with my original identification. Well, the basics are that it was a black and brown primarily with white near the bottom of the back, also a white stripe on the side, a red crown and throat, a black mask and white stripe on the malar. There was no black chest. The bird actually was an immature, with extensive juvenile plumage on the back and breast particularly, which is much too late for this plumage for a Red-naped, but right in line with a Yellow-bellied. The back was the main negative feature, looking a little like a Red-naped, but I don't see how a Red-naped could have this much juvenile plumage at this late of a date. Please correct if I am wrong. I don't know that much about young sapsuckers. In addition, a complete black throat band connected and there was no red nape, though these might not be particularly useful as they are variable.

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS REBEL T5i

Lens

EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

ISO

400

Focal length

250 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1332 pixels x 942 pixels

Original file size

787.84 KB