[Bristol-Birds] Re: Red-bellied Woodpecker
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:04:40 -0500
Rick (no I am not talking to myself...right now),
That's what I was thinking, only I didn't actually remember the term. Yea,
it's definitely not a Golden-fronted...as pointed out by WC...lol...
Don't know about the belly, I didn't actually see the bird and it doesn't
show in the photo.
Rick
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Richard Knight <rknight8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Actually, this looks like a case of xanthochroism (pronounced
> zan-THOK-row-ism),
> wherein a loss of dark pigment allows yellowish carotenoids to dominate.
>
> Several years ago another Red-bellied Woodpecker displaying similar
> coloration
> was seen in or near Jefferson Co. The observer tried to make it a
> Golden-fronted
> Woodpecker (normally found in Texas), but couldn't quite get there.
>
> Rick Knight
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To: *bristol-birds <bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* 2/2/2011 7:59:20 PM
> *Subject:* [Bristol-Birds] Red-bellied Woodpecker
>
> A friend from Greenville sent me this photo of a Red-bellied Woodpecker
> that's been hanging around his friend's house. Anyone ever seen anything
> like it?
>
> Rick
>
> --
> Rick Phillips
> Kingsport, Tennessee
>
>
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Rick Phillips
Kingsport, Tennessee
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