GOLDEN BACKED WOODPECKER

 

GOLDEN-BACKED WOODPECKER

The golden-backed woodpecker is a very pretty bird. It is pale- yellow and black in front, its sides are spotted black and white and its back is a lovely golden yellow with black markings. Both the male and female birds have black tails, but the male has a red patch on its head and also a red crest, while the female has only the red crest.

The woodpecker has a long, strong, pointed bill which it uses to peck holes in the bark of trees. It particularly likes the large black ants, found on the trees and on the ground. Woodpeckers also eat fruits.

The mother bird lays three white glossy eggs in the hollow of a tree, between March and August.
 

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