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