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| Common name: |
Red-naped Sapsucker x |
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| Scientific name: |
Sphyrapicus nuchalis x Sphyrapicus ruber |
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| Date: | 10-1-12 | |
| Time: | 11:45 am | |
| Length of time observed: | Observed on and off over the course of three days | |
| Number: | 1 | |
| Age: | ||
| Sex: | ||
| Location: | 425 Neil Armstrong Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84116 | |
| County: | Salt Lake | |
| Latilong: | 40.778211,-112.009529 | |
| Elevation: | 4226 ft | |
| Distance to bird: | 30 ft | |
| Optical equipment: | Binoculars, 400 mm lens on camera | |
| Weather: | Mid 80s, clear and sunny | |
| Light Conditions: | Noon light to dusk, clear and sunny | |
| Description: Size of bird: | est 8-9 inches | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Long and slender passerine, holding to trunk of tree | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | Black, White and Red | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Long thin | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
At first glance, this bird looks like a Red-naped Sapsucker.
Black and white bird with wing barring, red chin, red crown and red nape. The
red patch on the auriculars would indicate a male Red-Naped Sapsucker. However,
upon closer inspection, you see there there is no black on the breast. Also, the
red on the nape seems to be more extensive than the patch you would find in a
pure Red-naped. It seems to reach down from the nape to the back. It
Additionally, the red on the crown blends down in to the red on the nape, and
the black ring on the crown that would be found in a pure Red-naped is very
faint, and mostly covered with red. (see photos) |
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| Song or call & method of delivery: | Bird did not give any songs or calls. | |
| Behavior: | Kept to one trunk of the tree, resting, but also drilling and drumming. | |
| Habitat: | Russian olive tree in industrial area. | |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
See previous field. | |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
I have seen Red-naped sapsuckers numerous times near my home in Mueller Park and up at Silver Lake in Brighton. | |
| References consulted: |
The Sibley Guide to Birds www.paradisebirding.com/picidae/HybridSapsuckers.pdf The National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America |
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| Description from: | From memory | |
| Observer: | Stephanie Greenwood | |
| Observer's address: | 90 W 500 S #513 Bountiful UT 84010 | |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** | |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Bryan Olsen | |
| Date prepared: | 10-4-12 | |
| Additional material: | Photos | |
| Additional comments: | ||