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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 Vietnam.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Sub-tropical forests.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Darjeeling Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Darjeeling_Woodpecker
