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- Dendrocopos darjellensis
Identification
25cm
- Black above
- Yellow buff underparts with black streaks
- Red vent
- Large white scapular patches
- White barred flight feathers and tail sides
- Yellow sides to the neck
- White cheeks
- Long black moustachial stripe
- Male has red nape patch
- Long bill
Distribution
Asia: found in the Himalayas of Nepal to Szechwan and northern Myanmar, Bhutan, south-western China, north-eastern India, and north-western Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:
- D. d. darjellensis: Nepal to southeast Tibet, northeast India, northern Myanmar and northwest Tonkin
Dendrocopos darjellensis desmursi southwest China
Habitat
Sub-tropical forests.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Darjeeling Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Darjeeling_Woodpecker
External Links
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