Necklaced woodpecker

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Necklaced woodpecker
Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos cathpharius) (8077151664).jpg
From Wawu Shan, Sichuan, China.
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Dryobates
Species:
D. pernyii
Binomial name
Dryobates pernyii
(Verreaux, J, 1867)

The necklaced woodpecker (Dryobates pernyii) is a small species of woodpecker in the genus Dryobates . It is found in Bangladesh, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. [2]

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Description

The necklaced woodpecker is a fairly small (19-21cm), stout, black-and-white woodpecker with buffy underparts. Males have a fiery orange neck patch, a crimson red crown, a muted orange vent, and a red breast patch bordered with a black stripe. Females are duller, though they can sometimes have a pale orange neck and breast patch. The species resembles a miniature Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis) or great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), though it is not closely related to any of them, belonging to a different genus.

Taxonomy

It was previously considered conspecific with the crimson-naped woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius). While the two have various amounts of red on head and breast and other distinguishing features, including size. There are three subspecies; D. p. tenebrosus from north and east Myanmar to north Laos, north west Vietnam and south China, D. p. pernyii from central China, D. p. innixus from north-central and east-central China. [2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Dryobates pernyii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T61553315A95171329. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61553315A95171329.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Gill, F; Donsker, D; Rasmussen, P, eds. (2023). IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2.