Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766) (0, 1)
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STATUS
North America. Monotypic.
OVERVIEW
Initially disbelieved by the records committees, but eventually David Hunt received the credit he was due. He lost his life to a tiger while in India.
BBRC RECORD
1). 1975 Isles of Scilly Pool Road, Tresco, immature male, 26th September to 6th October, photo.
(J. N. Dymond and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 69: 343; D. B. Hunt, Isles of Scilly Bird Report 1975: 31-32; D. B. Hunt, British Birds 72: 410-414, plate 206; BOURC (1978), Ibis 120: 409; Flood, Hudson & Thomas, 2007: plate 96; British Birds 102: plate 264).
