Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Brown-breasted Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Dendrocopos macei, Fulvous-breasted woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Order Vulpetiformes, Family Woodpeckers, Genus *Woodpecker*
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 18 centimeters
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
It is a very small woodpecker with black and white spots.
Distribution and Habitat
The Brown-breasted Woodpecker is distributed across the Himalayas, India, Southeast Asia, and the Greater Sunda Islands. It is a common resident bird in the eastern Himalayas, reaching altitudes of up to 2000 meters. Birdwatching records exist in Tibet and Yunnan.
The Brown-breasted Woodpecker prefers open woodlands and secondary forests, farms, and courtyards.
Appearance
The Brown-breasted Woodpecker is a small black and white woodpecker. The male has a red crown, while the female has a black crown; the sides of the face are white, with black lower cheek stripes and a collar; the upperparts are mostly black and white; the underparts are buff with black streaks, and the undertail coverts are red. Iris – brown; bill – bluish-black on top and bluish-grey on the bottom; legs – olive-colored.
Detailed introduction
The Brown-breasted Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Dendrocopos macei*, has a bell-like tuk-tuk call and a trilled tirri-tierrier-tierrierie. Other specific habits are unknown.
Listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
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