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| − | [[Image:Yellow-crowned_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Rajiv Lather<br /> | + | [[Image:Yellow-crowned_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rajiv+Lather|Rajiv Lather}}<br />Haryana, Karnal, [[India]], December 2005]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 17–18 cm (6½-7 in) | |
| − | + | *Black upperparts, with many white spots and bars | |
| + | *Dark streaked underparts | ||
| + | *Red belly patch | ||
| + | *Brown cheek and neck patches<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Yellow fore-crown | ||
| + | *Red nape<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' | ||
| + | *Yellow crown and nape | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Sri Lanka]] | + | [[Image:VVV 097 fine.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|vaibhav+mishra|vaibhav mishra}}<br />Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]] November 2010]] |
| + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Nepal]],<br /> | ||
| + | '''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | *''D. m. mahrattensis'': | ||
| + | :*[[India]] to [[Burma]], south-western [[China]], eastern [[Cambodia]], southern [[Laos]]; winterst to [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
| + | *''D. m. pallescens'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Pakistan]] (east of Indus River) and north-western India | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dry open woodland and desert scrub. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of insects and caterpillars gleaned from trees, also fruit and nectar. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Dendrocopos+mahrattensis}} | {{GSearch|Dendrocopos+mahrattensis}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{Video|Yellow_crowned_Woodpecker}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendrocopos]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Dendrocopos]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 17:00, 16 July 2015
- Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Identification
17–18 cm (6½-7 in)
- Black upperparts, with many white spots and bars
- Dark streaked underparts
- Red belly patch
- Brown cheek and neck patches
Male
- Yellow fore-crown
- Red nape
Female
- Yellow crown and nape
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Nepal,
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand
Taxonomy
Subspecies
- D. m. mahrattensis:
- D. m. pallescens:
- Eastern Pakistan (east of Indus River) and north-western India
Habitat
Dry open woodland and desert scrub.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects and caterpillars gleaned from trees, also fruit and nectar.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-crowned Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-crowned_Woodpecker
External Links
