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Common Name

Black Rumped Flame Back Woodpecker

Alternate Names

Lesser Golden Backed Woodpecker, Lesser Goldenback

Common Type

Woodpecker

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae

Genus

Dinopium

Species

benghalense

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Bangladesh 1,

Number of Sub-Species

Five Sub Species

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Tropical open forests and cultivation plus urban areas

Distribution and Range

India Sub Continent

Food

They feed on insects mainly beetle larvae from under the bark, visit termite mounds and sometimes feed on nectar

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Field Notes:

Nest hole is usually excavated with a horizontal entrance and descends into a cavity. Nests have also been noted in mud embankments

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