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Rufous Woodpecker

BR Hills, Karnataka, 27 Aug 2006

The most interesting feature of this Rofous woodpecker is its nesting habits. Unlike the other woodpeckers, it does not build its nest in a hole in the trunk of a tree. It excavates the large globular nests of the Crematogaster ants.


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