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Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker) and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill)
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Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker) and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill)

Robert Jacob Gordon · 1777-10 - 1786-03 · pen; brush; paper; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bird study: Cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) on the left and St. Helena waxbill (Estrilda astrild) on the right. Gordon calls the waxbill 'red-billed'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineDendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill). 1777-10 - 1786-03. Robert Jacob Gordon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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