Darjeeling woodpecker
| Darjeeling woodpecker | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Dendrocopos |
| Species: | D. darjellensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrocopos darjellensis (Blyth, 1845) | |
The Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Himalayas, and in some adjoining areas.
It is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description
A medium-sized pied woodpecker with yellow neck sides. Black upperparts with large white, scapular patches and white barred flight feathers and tail sides. Male has red nape patch. White cheeks and long black moustache extending to upper breast. Black-streaked, yellow-buff below with red vent. Long bill.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Dendrocopos darjellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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