- Hemicircus canente
Identification
15–17 cm (5-6¾ in)
- Thin neck
- Large head with prominent crest
- Short, rounded tail
Male
- Black head
Distribution
Oriental region mainland. Peninsula India, Burma, Thailand and Indochina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Humid and dense deciduous and evergreen forests and forest edges. Also secondary and bamboo forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, ants, termites and larvae. They feed, singly in pairs and in mixed species flocks.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2020) Avibase. Retrieved 22 September 2020
- Winkler, H., D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.heswoo1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Heart-spotted Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Heart-spotted_Woodpecker
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
