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Dryocopus javensis

Photo by Romy Ocon
Photo taken: Subic rainforest, Zambales province, Philippines.

[edit] Identification

Large size with black plumage and white belly together with red nuchal crest diagnostic. Male - Crown and crest red. Has red malar stripes. Female - Lacks red malar stripes. Size-43cm.

[edit] Distribution

The Indian sub-continent, China, and Korea, south to S.E.Asia, the Greater Sundas, Bali and the Philippines.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Forests, the forest edges, mangroves and plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

Frequents the canopy and middle storey, solitary or in pairs. Noisy and conspicuous. "Drums" loudly.

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