Brown-fronted Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Dist. Almora, Alt. 5200 ft., Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, 16 October 2016

Dendrocoptes auriceps

Dendrocopos auriceps

Identification

19–20 cm (7½-7¾ in)

• Black upper-parts with white barring
  

Male

• Crown

• Brown forehead
• Yellow centre
• Red at rear
  

Female

• Yellow crown
• Black moustache
• Deep pink vent

Distribution

Asia: found in northern Baluchistan and western Himalayas (north-eastern Afghanistan to northern India and central Nepal).

Female
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, (7000 ft above MSL) India, 20 June 2014

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].
Subspecies D. a. incognitus is not recognised by all authorities and D. a.conoveri is generally considered to be invalid^[2].

Habitat

Mixed forests and montanes.

Behaviour

Breeding

It nests in cavities.

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  Photo by Alok Tewari
  Uttarakhand, India, 23 July 2008

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown-fronted Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-fronted_Woodpecker

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