Alternative names: Little scaly-bellied green Woodpecker, Streak-throated Green Woodpecker
- Picus xanthopygaeus
Identification
30cm (11¾ in)
Male
- Red forehead, crown and nape
- Crest has a black border
- Narrow white supercilium
- Greyish ear-coverts with brownish streaks
- Streaked throat
- Whitish underparts with a scaly appearance
- Green upperparts
- Yellowish rump
- Small dark bill
Female similar, but she has a blackish crown
Distribution
Widespread from India to southeast Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Semi-evergreen moist-deciduous forest and light forest. Areas with scrub and bushes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, particularly ants and termites. They also eat seeds and nectar from flowers.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2016)
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Streak-throated Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Streak-throated_Woodpecker
External Links
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