Streak-throated woodpecker
The streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent.
| Streak-throated woodpecker | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Picus |
| Species: | P. xanthopygaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Picus xanthopygaeus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Picus myrmecophoneus | |
Description
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.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Picus xanthopygaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681453A92907638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681453A92907638.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Images
At kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
At kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
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