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Streak-throated woodpecker

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Streak-throated woodpecker
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P. xanthopygaeus
Binomial name
Picus xanthopygaeus
Synonyms

Picus myrmecophoneus

The streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent.

Description

Male at BR Hills

A medium-sized, green woodpecker with streaked throat and scaly whitish underparts. Green above with yellowish rump, white supercilia and white and black moustache. Crown red in male, blackish in female. Tail dark and plain. Small, dark bill.

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