Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei

The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Myanmar. The Freckle-breasted Woodpecker was formerly considered conspecific with this species.
Fulvous_breasted_Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei,Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker,Geotagged,India

Appearance

A medium-sized, pied woodpecker. Upperparts black, heavily barred white. Undertail red, breast und belly buffwith light flank barring and slight side streaking. Withish cheeks partly bordered by black line. Crown red in male with orange forehead, black in female.
The Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Male Another chance shot in the mangroves! :) Dendrocopos macei,Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker,India,John Rowell,Odisha,Orissa,Wildlife,adhocphotographer,bhitarkanika

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
GenusDendrocopos
SpeciesD. macei
Photographed in
India