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'''Alternative name: Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker'''
 
'''Alternative name: Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker'''
 
[[Image:Fulvous-breasted_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}}<br />Outskirts of Bangkok, [[Thailand]]]]
 
[[Image:Fulvous-breasted_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Peter+Ericsson|Peter Ericsson}}<br />Outskirts of Bangkok, [[Thailand]]]]
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;[[:Category:Dendrocopos|Dendrocopos]] analis
 
;[[:Category:Dendrocopos|Dendrocopos]] analis
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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16–18 cm (6-7 in)
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*Light buff lower forehead
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*Red upper forehead and crown with blackish streaks
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
From southern [[Burma]] to [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]], [[Andamans]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]].
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South-east [[Asia]]: from southern [[Burma]] to [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]], [[Andamans]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Image:Female-Freckle-breasted-woodpecker-.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|obroadie|obroadie}}<br />Khirrimat, [[Thailand]], July 2015]]
 
Formerly considered conspecific with [[Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker]].
 
Formerly considered conspecific with [[Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker]].
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
[[Image:Woody115.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|linesiam|linesiam}}<br />North [[Thailand]], December 2010]]
 
 
Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
*''D. a. longipennis'':
 
*''D. a. longipennis'':
:*Southern [[Burma]] to [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], [[Annam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Cochinchina]]
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:*Southern [[Burma]] to [[Thailand]], [[Laos]], Annam, [[Cambodia]] and Cochinchina
 
*''D. a. andamanensis'':
 
*''D. a. andamanensis'':
 
:*[[Andaman Islands]]
 
:*[[Andaman Islands]]
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:*Southern [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]]
 
:*Southern [[Sumatra]], [[Java]] and [[Bali]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Forests, urban woodlands, grassland and rice paddies.
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Open and secondary forests, urban woodlands, grassland, rice paddies and gardens.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
 
[[Image:DSC 03132.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Juveniles<br />Photo by {{user|Boas_Emmanuel|Boas_Emmanuel}}<br />Taman Monas, Central Jakarta, [[Indonesia]], October 2010]]
 
[[Image:DSC 03132.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Juveniles<br />Photo by {{user|Boas_Emmanuel|Boas_Emmanuel}}<br />Taman Monas, Central Jakarta, [[Indonesia]], October 2010]]
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They have a varied diet, consisting of many insects, including ants, large larvae, small scorpions, berries and fruit.
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====Vocalisation====
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'''Calls''': a sharp repetetive ''chick'' or ''tsik''.
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====Movements====
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A resident species.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#BF Member observations
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#BF Member observations
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 22:46, 30 July 2015

Alternative name: Spot-breasted Pied Woodpecker

Photo by Peter Ericsson
Outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand
Dendrocopos analis

Identification

16–18 cm (6-7 in)

  • Light buff lower forehead
  • Red upper forehead and crown with blackish streaks

Distribution

South-east Asia: from southern Burma to Thailand, Indochina, Andamans, Sumatra, Java and Bali.

Taxonomy

Female
Photo by obroadie
Khirrimat, Thailand, July 2015

Formerly considered conspecific with Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker.

Subspecies

Three subspecies recognized[1]:

  • D. a. longipennis:
  • D. a. andamanensis:
  • D. a. analis:

Habitat

Open and secondary forests, urban woodlands, grassland, rice paddies and gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

Juveniles
Photo by Boas_Emmanuel
Taman Monas, Central Jakarta, Indonesia, October 2010

They have a varied diet, consisting of many insects, including ants, large larvae, small scorpions, berries and fruit.

Vocalisation

Calls: a sharp repetetive chick or tsik.

Movements

A resident species.

References

  1. 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/
  2. BF Member observations
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)

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