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Ethiopia’s Endemics

10,000 Birds

Abyssinian Woodpecker This small, golden-backed woodpecker can be very elusive, it was photographed in juniper woodland on the slopes of the Bale Mountains, but this woodpecker can also be seen at Wondo Genet and even in Addis Ababa. This image was taken from a hotel roof in Lalibela, thus allowing eye-level views!

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

10,000 Birds

Sepilok is a good place to see a number of woodpecker species. As among consultants, it is a cardinal rule to always follow some kind of ordering principle, here are five Sepilok woodpeckers in order of size, starting from the smallest one. Makes them sort of the renters of the woodpecker world rather than homeowners.