Record details

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:   134925
Province:   northwest
Country:   Nigeria
Locus:   NE_011009BA
Observer:   Abubakar H
Date of record:   2020-09-27
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   1410
Species name:   Picoides (Dendropicos) obsoletus
Common name:   Brown-backed Woodpecker
Family:   Picidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Little Grey Woodpecker
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-134925
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   With white spots on the wings, unstreaked mantle and brown rump.
Date:   2020-10-16 18:06:54
Species name:   Picoides (Dendropicos) obsoletus -- Brown-backed Woodpecker
Species code:   1410
Comment number:   2
By:   Abubakar Surajo Ringim
Comment:   Note the plain brown back whith white-spotted wings, and ear-coverts surrounded by white.
Date:   2020-10-17 08:05:55
Species name:   Picoides (Dendropicos) obsoletus -- Brown-backed Woodpecker
Species code:   1410

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