Brown-fronted woodpecker
| Brown-fronted woodpecker | |
|---|---|
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| Male in Uttarakhand, India | |
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| Female | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Leiopicus |
| Species: | L. auriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiopicus auriceps (Vigors, 1831) | |
The brown-fronted woodpecker (Leiopicus auriceps) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description
A medium-sized, pied woodpecker with yellow in crown. White-barred (rather than spotted) black. Underparts, prominent black moustache extending to breast and black-streaked white underparts. Vent deep pink. In male forecrown brown, centre yellow, rear red with black rear neck. In female whole crown yellow.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Dendrocopos auriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.