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Spotted-throated Woodpecker, Picus mentalis, Chrysophlegma mentale, Checker-throated Woodpecker

Spotted-throated Woodpecker, Picus mentalis, Chrysophlegma mentale, Checker-throated Woodpecker

2026-01-30 00:49:25 · · #1

Basic Information

Scientific classification

  • Chinese name: Spotted-throated Green Woodpecker
  • Scientific name: Picus mentalis, Chrysophlegma mentale, Checker-throated Woodpecker
  • Classification: Climbing birds
  • Family and genus: Order Vulpecula, Family Pilidae, Genus *Granulatus*

Vital signs data

  • Body length: No verification information available.
  • Weight: No verification information available.
  • Lifespan: No verification data available.

Significant features

Distribution and Habitat

The Spotted-throated Green Woodpecker is distributed across the Indian subcontinent and southwestern China, including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and southeastern Tibet. It is also found in the Indochina Peninsula and southeastern coastal regions of China, including Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Hainan Island. Furthermore, it is distributed across the Pacific islands, including Taiwan, the Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands, as well as the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java in Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.

Appearance

Details are unknown.

Detailed introduction

The Spotted-throated Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Picus mentalis* or *Chrysophlegma mentale*, is also called the Checker-throated Woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown.

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Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.


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