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Wildlife Puzzle: Woodpecker

Put together this jigsaw to see a beautiful brown fronted woodpecker chasing a rufous sibia in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Photo by: Dhritiman Mukherjee
Updated   November 26, 2021
Photo by: Dhritiman Mukherjee
Updated   November 26, 2021
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Wildlife Puzzle: Woodpecker
Put together this jigsaw to see a beautiful brown fronted woodpecker chasing a rufous sibia in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
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Woodpeckers are like engineers who regularly construct tree cavities of all sizes. Smaller-sized species often choose smaller trees for foraging while larger woodpeckers perch on larger trees. Different species of woodpeckers living in the sub-Himalayan forests show distinct foraging preferences depending on the size, height, and part of the tree, as well as their position in the canopy. Read more about the foraging habits of woodpeckers in Sub-Himalayan Forests here.

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