
The black-rumped flameback, also known as the lesser golden-backed woodpecker or lesser goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight. It is the only golden-backed woodpecker with a black throat and black rump.
Similar species: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans
By Sunil R Agadi
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Uploaded Jan 19, 2014. Captured Jan 18, 2014 21:07 in Rudrakshipur - Halaguru Road, Bannahalli, Karnataka 571422, India.
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