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Bennett's Woodpecker
Bennettse Speg · Campethera bennettii
An ant-loving woodpecker that often forsakes trees to feed on the ground at termite and ant nests. Lightly spotted below, the female shows a brown-streaked throat. It favours open broadleaved and mopane woodland and remains in the park throughout the year.
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Plain lightly-spotted underparts and a long tongue for ants; female has a distinctive brown-and-white throat.
Where to see it in Kruger
Open broadleaved and mopane woodland, often feeding on the ground at ant nests.
Did you know
It has a super-long sticky tongue for slurping ants right out of their nests.
Often confused with
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