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Three Hokkaido Woodpeckers

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A Japanese book on Hokkaido birds lists 6 species of woodpeckers – I saw three of them, presumably the most common ones. The most interesting of the three (at least to me) is the Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker. In contrast, the Great Spotted Woodpecker is described as a strong excavator. One paper says no.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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Sepilok is a good place to see a number of woodpecker species. As among consultants, it is a cardinal rule to always follow some kind of ordering principle, here are five Sepilok woodpeckers in order of size, starting from the smallest one. Makes them sort of the renters of the woodpecker world rather than homeowners.