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Chrysocolaptes festivus
The white-naped woodpecker is a woodpecker which is a widespread but scarce breeder in the Indian Subcontinent. Like other woodpeckers, this species has a straight pointed bill, a stiff tail to provide support against tree trunks, and zygodactyl or “yoked" feet, with two toes pointing forward, and two backward. The long tongue can dart forward to capture insects. The adult male white-naped woodpecker has a red crown and females have a yellow crown. Young birds are colored like the female, but duller. Also note that they are not that easy to spot like the Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback (An Endemic) & the Crimsonback Flameback (An Endemic) Woodpeckers of Sri Lanka.
This flameback is a species associated with open forest and scrub with some trees. It nests in a tree hole, laying one or two white eggs. They are mainly restricted to the dry zones of Sri Lanka and more popular in the North Central Province to Northern Province of the country.
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