White-backed Woodpecker
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Old forest (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Beetle larvae.
Best time to spot: White rump in flight.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerUncommon · Woodland
- Crested Honey Buzzard · Forest (extreme vagrant)
- Lesser Spotted Eagle · Forest edge (extreme vagrant)
- Northern Hawk Owl · Boreal forest (extreme vagrant)
- American White Pelican · Wetlands (extreme vagrant)
- Amur Falcon · Open country (extreme vagrant)
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