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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:White-naped_Woodpecker_kishore.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies, male<br />Photo © by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br />Srisailam Tiger Reserve, [[India]], 1 March 2019]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | [[Image:1254wnwpmale.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies C. f. tantus, male<br />Photo © by {{user|Swift|Swift}}<br />Photographed in [[Sri Lanka]].]] | ||
+ | 29 cm (11½ in) | ||
+ | *White hind-neck extends down the back | ||
+ | *Black shoulder patches continue onto the back to form a V-shape bordering the white | ||
+ | *Golden-yellow upperparts and wings | ||
+ | *Black rump and tail | ||
+ | *White underparts with dark chevron markings | ||
+ | *White head | ||
+ | *Dark [[Topography#Heads|moustachial]] stripe | ||
+ | *Black eye patch that extends down the neck sides | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Adult male''': red crown<br /> | ||
+ | '''Adult female''': yellow crown<br /> | ||
+ | '''Young birds''': similar to the female, but duller. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Nepal]], peninsula [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]].. | |
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | [[Image:104 494 wng 1 filtered.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies C. f. tantus, female<br />Photo © by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br />Tissamaharama Tank, Southern Province, [[Sri Lanka]], March 2015]] | ||
+ | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''C. f. festivus'': | ||
+ | :*Lowlands and hills of south-western [[Nepal]] and most of [[India]] | ||
+ | *''C. f. tantus'': | ||
+ | :*[[Sri Lanka]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Light deciduous forests and scrub. Also cultivated areas with scattered trees. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists of ants and wood-boring insect larva. They also eat seeds and fruit. | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | It nests in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 1-2 white eggs. | ||
+ | [[Image:White-naped_Woodpecker_2_kishore.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Nominate subspecies, female<br />Photo © by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br />Srisailam Tiger Reserve, [[India]], 1 March 2019]] | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chrysocolaptes+festivus}} | {{GSearch|Chrysocolaptes+festivus}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysocolaptes]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysocolaptes]] |
Latest revision as of 07:39, 22 April 2019
- Chrysocolaptes festivus
Identification
29 cm (11½ in)
- White hind-neck extends down the back
- Black shoulder patches continue onto the back to form a V-shape bordering the white
- Golden-yellow upperparts and wings
- Black rump and tail
- White underparts with dark chevron markings
- White head
- Dark moustachial stripe
- Black eye patch that extends down the neck sides
Adult male: red crown
Adult female: yellow crown
Young birds: similar to the female, but duller.
Distribution
Asia: found in Nepal, peninsula India and Sri Lanka..
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. f. festivus:
- C. f. tantus:
Habitat
Light deciduous forests and scrub. Also cultivated areas with scattered trees.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of ants and wood-boring insect larva. They also eat seeds and fruit.
Breeding
It nests in a tree hole. The clutch consists of 1-2 white eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-naped Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-naped_Woodpecker