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;[[:Category:Dendrocopos|Dendrocopos]] macei | ;[[:Category:Dendrocopos|Dendrocopos]] macei | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male: red crown with orange forehead<br /> | ||
| + | Female: black crown | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[India]], [[Nepal]] and [[Pakistan]] | + | [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Burma]] and [[Pakistan]]. |
| + | [[Image:22 april fbw cs5 mac.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|ariban|ariban}}<br />Chontamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary, Kolkata, [[India]], April 2011]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Two subspecies recognized: | + | [[Freckle-breasted Woodpecker]] was formerly considered conspecific. |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Two subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''D. m. westermanni'': | *''D. m. westermanni'': | ||
:*Northern [[Pakistan]], north-western [[India]] (Himachal Pradesh) and western [[Nepal]] | :*Northern [[Pakistan]], north-western [[India]] (Himachal Pradesh) and western [[Nepal]] | ||
*''D. m. macei'': | *''D. m. macei'': | ||
:*Central [[Nepal]] to northern [[Burma]] and eastern pen. [[India]] (Orissa and Andra Pradesh) | :*Central [[Nepal]] to northern [[Burma]] and eastern pen. [[India]] (Orissa and Andra Pradesh) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forest, woodlands, orchards, acacia scrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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- Dendrocopos macei
Identification
Male: red crown with orange forehead
Female: black crown
Distribution
India, Nepal, Burma and Pakistan.
Taxonomy
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker was formerly considered conspecific.
Subspecies
Two subspecies recognized[1]:
- D. m. westermanni:
- D. m. macei:
Habitat
Forest, woodlands, orchards, acacia scrub.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fulvous-breasted_Woodpecker
