Streak-breasted woodpecker

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Streak-breasted woodpecker
Picus viridanus 105162009.jpg
An adult female at Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Picus
Species:
P. viridanus
Binomial name
Picus viridanus
Blyth, 1843

The streak-breasted woodpecker (Picus viridanus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

It is found from far southeastern Bangladesh to central Malay Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Illustration of an adult male Picus viridanus Hardwicke.jpg
Illustration of an adult male

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Picus viridanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22681447A92907217. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681447A92907217.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.