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| Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Feeding behaviour |
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| Photographer : | © Supriyo Samanta |
| Location : | Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary, Narendrapur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Date : |
12 February 2012 |
| English synonyms: | Little Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, Small Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Small Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker, Little Scaly Woodpecker, Streak-throated Green Woodpecker |
| Bird Family : | Picidae - Wrynecks, Piculets, Woodpeckers, Flamebacks & Yellownapes |
| Bird Group : | PICIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Saw this male Streak-throated Woodpecker searching for insects - probably ants - last Sunday. This bird captures these insects by a rapid outward flick of the long tongue, and they get gummed to its tip by sticky saliva. It was a wonderful experience to witness it from very close distance. - SS |
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