Friday, December 13, 2013

Photo Gallery Woodpeckers and allies mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Woodpeckers and allies--Piciformes- Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward, and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks. There are 33 species which occur in India.



Common Flameback Dinopium javanense javanense   Mt.Abu


Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos   Mt. Abu St.Mary's School

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos   Mt. Abu

Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium    Mt.Abu

White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes    Mt. Abu.

Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps aurice Nainital UK

Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps auriceps  NainitalUK

Himalayan Woodpecker Dendrocopos himalayensis   Nainital UK

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos nanus   Mt. Abu

White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes    Mt. Abu.






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