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Saw a family of Rufous Woodpeckers (Micropternus brachyurus) moving together along a tree looking for food today at Tampines Eco Green, Singapore. This is something I haven't see before.
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Birds #Aves #Woodpeckers #Picidae
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27489804 ]
@sohkamyung
The fourth photo appears to show the woodpecker's tongue. I note that they are primarily ant eaters. Were they eating from the bark surface, as opposed to drilling holes with their beaks?
@fitheach I believe so you are right. They are probably feeding on ants on the bark. I also did not hear any rapid pecking sounds, which I've heard with other woodpeckers before.
I checked on this woodpecker and it is fond of ants.
Refs:
- https://besgroup.org/2017/03/17/rufous-woodpecker-feeding-on-ants/
@sohkamyung
Woodpecker is a bit of a misnomer. Woodlicker more like. 
Do you think that was a family group you photographed?
@fitheach I believe it is a family. They were staying close to each other and making calls.