Hendrik,
I would lean towards this being a hybrid. While S. r. daggetti does show more
black and white in the face pattern than S. r. ruber, the underlying pattern on
this bird seems too strong for daggetti. In some of the photos there seems to
be an underlying black breast shield in the otherwise red breast. I've seen
this sort of pattern on RBSA X RNSA hybrids. A daggetti on the northern Oregon
coast would represent a bird that was definitely headed the wrong way from
typical breeding grounds.
Dave Irons
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Hendrik Herlyn <hhactitis@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 2:37 AM
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Subject: [orebird] Speaking of sapsucker hybrids ...
The sapsucker in this checklist was recently reported from Lincoln Co. as a
putative RBSA x RNSA hybrid.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S98902896<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Febird.org%2Fchecklist%2FS98902896&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cfceceb8b35f24671e5e808d9c42aeadc%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637756510876828936%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=t5BwE3Ue3LjAgbtDh1vDTV1ZbcDseAQzzRvpagSYe7E%3D&reserved=0>
To me, this bird looks mostly like a RBSA, with just a little extra black in
the face. I'd like to get some opinions on whether this bird still falls within
the RBSA range (especially the southern subspecies dagettii) or whether it
should be considered a hybrid.
Thanks for any input!
Hendrik
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Hendrik G. Herlyn
Corvallis, OR
"Nature is not a place to visit. It is home."
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