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The rufous woodpecker, (''Micropternus brachyurus'') is a brown woodpecker found in southern, eastern and northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo and western Java). Its genus, ''Micropternus'', is monotypic. It builds its nest within the nest of acrobat ants (''Crematogaster''). This bird is not considered threatened by the IUCN.〔BLI (2008)〕 ==Description and systematics== It is a medium-sized, rufous-coloured woodpecker with a short crest and a short, weak and slightly curved black bill. It has black vermiculations on its rufous body and a dark eye stripe. The upperparts are finely barred black. The male has small red patches at the eyes. File:Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus) in Kolkata I IMG 0367.jpg|In Kolkata (West Bengal, India) File:Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus) in Kolkata I IMG 0369.jpg|In Kolkata (West Bengal, India) File:Rufous woodpecker.jpg|In Dandeli, Karnataka, India This singular species was formerly placed in the South American genus ''Celeus'' simply due to its somewhat similar appearance and for lack of a better alternative, but it differed from these species in many aspects. DNA sequence analyses have confirmed that the rufous woodpecker should be placed in the monotypic genus ''Micropternus''. Its closest relatives seem to be the enigmatic woodpeckers of the genus ''Meiglyptes'' and possibly ''Hemicircus''.〔Benz ''et al.'' (2006)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rufous woodpecker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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