- Picus erythropygius
Identification
33 cm (13 in)
Male
- Black forehead, lores and cheeks
- Red patch in crown
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. e. nigrigenis:
- P. e. erythropygius:
Habitat
Temperate and moist deciduous forest up to 900m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of termites, ants and invertebrates.
They forage in noisy groups of 2-6 birds and sometimes joined with jays.
Breeding
There is little information available. They nest in a tree hole and lay 2-3 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Woodpecker
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