Vöötselg-väikerähn, Dendropicos fuscescens

Isane ja...

Male and...

...emane vöötselg-väikerähn. Tegemist on ilmselt Aafrika kõige levinuma rähniga, teda leidub igal pool Saharast lõunas. Söögiks tarvitab peamiselt sipelgaid ja termiite, kuid vahest hammustab ka puuvilju peale. Fotod tehtud uMkhuze looduskaitsealal, Mkuzes, LAV-s.

...female Cardinal Woodpecker. It is probably the most common and widespread of all African woodpeckers, with a range extending across sub-Saharan Africa. Its diet mainly consists of ants and termites but sometimes this woodpecker also nibbles on fruits. The photos are taken in uMkhuze Game Reserve, Mkuze, South Africa.

Vöötselg-väikerähn, Dendropicos fuscescens

Vöötselg-väikerähn on "ehitatud" puutüvedel ronimiseks - sabasuled on tugevad ning jalgadel on 2 varvast eespool ja 2 tagapool. 

Cardinal Woodpecker is "built" for climbing on the trees - it has stiff tail to provide support against tree trunks and two toes facing forward and two toes facing back.

Sahara aluses Aafrikas on ta levinud, kuid üsna peiduline. Pesaaugu toksib puuõõnsusse ja toiduks kasutab putukaid nagu rähnid ikka. Hlane Kuninglik Rahvuspark, Svaasimaa.

In sub-Saharan Africa this bird is quite common but rather shy. It nests in a tree hole and feed on insects as the woodpeckers usually do. Hlane Royal National Park, Swaziland.