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[[Image:Black-headed_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|somchai|somchai}}<br />Huai Khakhaeng, [[Thailand]], May 2008]] | [[Image:Black-headed_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|somchai|somchai}}<br />Huai Khakhaeng, [[Thailand]], May 2008]] | ||
;[[:Category:Picus|Picus]] erythropygius | ;[[:Category:Picus|Picus]] erythropygius | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 33 cm (13 in)<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black forehead, [[Topography#Heads|lores]] and cheeks | ||
| + | *Red patch in crown | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 6756sm.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson }}<br />Huay Kha Kaeng, [[Thailand]], June 2008]] | ||
Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]]. | Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
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*''P. e. nigrigenis'': | *''P. e. nigrigenis'': | ||
:*[[Burma]] and western [[Thailand]] | :*[[Burma]] and western [[Thailand]] | ||
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Temperate and moist deciduous forest up to 900m. | Temperate and moist deciduous forest up to 900m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of termites, ants and invertebrates. | ||
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| + | They forage in noisy groups of 2-6 birds and sometimes joined with jays. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | There is little information available. They nest in a tree hole and lay 2-3 eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase |
| − | # | + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017) |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 14 February 2017
- Picus erythropygius
Identification
33 cm (13 in)
Male
- Black forehead, lores and cheeks
- Red patch in crown
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. e. nigrigenis:
- P. e. erythropygius:
Habitat
Temperate and moist deciduous forest up to 900m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of termites, ants and invertebrates.
They forage in noisy groups of 2-6 birds and sometimes joined with jays.
Breeding
There is little information available. They nest in a tree hole and lay 2-3 eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-headed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-headed_Woodpecker
