Dani M Queddeng’s documented a Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) feasting on ants at the Chinese Garden in Jurong. Rufous Woodpeckers feed mainly on ants (see video below). They also take termites and other insects. To a certain extent they also … Continued
Dani M Queddeng documented a Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) vigorously chiseling a nesting cavity on the trunk of a tree at the Chinese Garden in Jurong. Normally the male constructs the nesting cavity, pecking forcefully on the surface of the … Continued
“It is well known that woodpeckers are peckers of wood; chiselling into wood for food. Most woodpeckers possess strong beaks that are also used to excavate holes in trees for nests. But for the Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus), I just … Continued
