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Rufous Woodpecker

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Decreasing

Alternate Names

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Native Habitat

Forests

Diet

Insects, Larvae

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Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus

It is a medium-sized, rufous-coloured woodpecker with a short crest and a short, weak and slightly curved black bill. It has black vermiculations on its rufous body and a dark eye stripe. The upperparts are finely barred black. The male has small red patches at the eyes.

Regional Names
  • Gujarati:
    કીડીઘર લક્કડખોદ
  • Malayalam:
    ചെമ്പൻ മരംകൊത്തി
  • Marathi:
    तांबूस सुतार
  • Nepali:
    सानो तामे लाहाँचे
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Taxanomy

PICIFORMES
PICIDAE
Micropternus brachyurus