Picidae
Did you know there are woodpeckers can peck up to 20 times every second?
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
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Black-rumped or Lesser Flameback Woodpecker (Male)
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Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
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Yellow-crowned or Mahratta Woodpecker
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Eastern Grey Woodpecker
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Black-rumped or Lesser Flameback Woodpecker (Female)
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White-bellied or Great Black Woodpecker (♂)
The male is distinguished by the red cheek.
Woodpecker,The male is distinguished by the red cheek.
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
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Darjeeling Woodpecker
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Greater Flameback Woodpecker
This pair worked the tree in tandem.
Woodpecker,This pair worked the tree in tandem.
Streak-throated Woodpecker
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White-naped Woodpecker (♀)
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Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
I initially mistook this for the fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, but some of the other pics that I had taken clarified that this was indeed a lifer for me.
Woodpecker,I initially mistook this for the fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, but some of the other pics that I had taken clarified that this was indeed a lifer for me.
Lesser Yellownape Woodpecker (chlorigaster)
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Rufous Woodpecker
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Black-rumped or Lesser Flameback Woodpecker (bengalhense ♂)
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
This one was a frequent visitor to a bird-feed in my cousin's backyard in Stuart, Florida
Woodpecker,This one was a frequent visitor to a bird-feed in my cousin's backyard in Stuart, Florida
Olivaceous Piculet
Piculet,
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
Once again, I had prematurely concluded that I was watching another grey-headed woodpecker, when this bird turned a little and revealed the patterned belly.
Woodpecker,Once again, I had prematurely concluded that I was watching another grey-headed woodpecker, when this bird turned a little and revealed the patterned belly.
Common Flameback
Flameback,
Guayaquil Woodpecker
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Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
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Greater Yellownape (Juvenile)
Yellownape,
Great Slaty Woodpecker
We encountered several of these noisy individuals throughout the two days we were at the park, but this poor record shot, revealing two ghostly silhouettes, is all I managed.
Woodpecker,We encountered several of these noisy individuals throughout the two days we were at the park, but this poor record shot, revealing two ghostly silhouettes, is all I managed.
Grey-headed Woodpecker
While this wasn't a lifer for me, it was the first time I had taken a photograph (the terrible quality notwithstanding).
Woodpecker,While this wasn't a lifer for me, it was the first time I had taken a photograph (the terrible quality notwithstanding).
White-naped Woodpecker (♀)
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Himalayan Flameback Woodpecker
On the field I had concluded that this was a greater flameback but a closer look at the field guide helped me spot the "indistinct divided moustachial stripe" that identifies this species.
Woodpecker,On the field I had concluded that this was a greater flameback but a closer look at the field guide helped me spot the "indistinct divided moustachial stripe" that identifies this species.
