Lesser golden-backed woodpecker (Dinopium benghalense)
- CA RBD Gwillim-1-088
- Item
- [between 1801 and 1807?]
Part of Gwillim Collection
Painting of a woodpecker with red head spikes, spotted black and white head, neck, and chest, gold back and wings edged with black and white banding, and a dark tail. Perched on a large branch with tiny leaves. Inscription at bottom centre reads, "Golden-backed woodpecker (Brachypternus aurantius)."
Gwillim, Elizabeth, 1763-1807