- Leiopicus mahrattensis
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
- L. m. mahrattensis:
- L. 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, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/CBBA6CB0 ]. Retrieved 1 September 2021
- Winkler, H. and D. A. Christie (2020). Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.yecwoo1.01
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Yellow-crowned Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-crowned_Woodpecker
External Links
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