Renter Species Woodpeckers 
10,000 Birds
JUNE 17, 2024
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. Indeed, the species seems quite adaptable to changing environmental conditions. One paper says no.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 30, 2023
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.
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