- Brown-fronted Woodpecker
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Brown-fronted Woodpecker Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae Genus: Dendrocopos Species: D. auriceps Binomial name Dendrocopos auriceps
(Vigors, 1831)The Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
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.
Female
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Dendrocopos auriceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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