Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This is a male Olive Woodpecker I filmed in East London, South Africa. He was pecking away at the bark and seemed to find a small feast of ants and insects. See the full article and related videos at: birdingplanet.com/olive-woodpecker-eating-insects
He has a grey head, olive body and red rump. The main difference between the sexes is that the male Olive Woodpecker has a red crown (as in the video) and the female has a grey crown.
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Olive Woodpecker on Birding Planet filmed by Rory Wilson.
This is a male Olive Woodpecker I filmed in East London, South Africa. He was pecking away at the bark and seemed to find a small feast of ants and insects. See the full article and related videos at: birdingplanet.com/olive-woodpecker-eating-insects
He has a grey head, olive body and red rump. The main difference between the sexes is that the male Olive Woodpecker has a red crown (as in the video) and the female has a grey crown.
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Olive Woodpecker on Birding Planet filmed by Rory Wilson.
