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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. Indeed, the species seems quite adaptable to changing environmental conditions. If you care for beetles rather than for woodpeckers, you might still be interested in protecting the bird.

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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The Ashy Tailorbird is a good example of the different perspectives of describing a bird – while the English name focuses on the body of the bird, the Latin species name ruficeps refers to the rufous head. The split makes the bird one of the six species endemic to Sabah, Borneo ( source ), four of which I saw during my week at Sepilok.