Himalayan woodpecker

Himalayan woodpecker
Male at Pangot in Nainital district of Uttarakhand, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	Dendrocopos
Species:	D. himalayensis
Binomial name
Dendrocopos himalayensis (Jardine & Selby, 1835)

Male at Bhandakthaatch (8,500 ft.) in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India

The Himalayan woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the Himalayas and some adjoining areas, and ranges across Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests.

Description

A medium sized, pied woodpecker. Black above with broad white patches from shoulder to lower back, limited white barring on flight feathers and clean white tail edgings. Underparts and head plain pale buff with black Y-shaped mark on neck and cheeks, red crown in male and black in female. Black marks under eyes unique. Vent pink.

Gallery

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  Pair at nest in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
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  Male carrying food in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
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  Female at ground at Guna Pani (8,500 ft.) in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India