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Black-rumped Flameback Woodpecker

Dinopium benghalense

Description:

The black-rumped flameback, also known as the lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight. It is the only golden-backed woodpecker with a black throat and black rump.

Habitat:

Bharatpur - Dec 2014

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Rajasthan, India

Spotted on Dec 24, 2014
Submitted on Jan 1, 2015

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