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ForestCavity nestMedium · 156 g
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The Andaman woodpecker is around 38 cm (15 in) long and weighs between 156–255 g (5.5–9.0 oz). The plumage is mostly slate-grey to black, with a bright red crest. The male also has a red crown and malar area under the eye. The bare skin around the eye is grey, and the legs are slaty coloured, and the bill is black. The irises are pale yellow. Juvenile birds look like adults but have browner, duller plumage and brown eyes, and may have with feathers in the crown.
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When to see the Andaman Woodpecker
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Andaman Woodpecker
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Andaman Woodpecker
The Andaman woodpecker is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands in India. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Easily confused with
Black-bodied WoodpeckerDryocopus schulziiThe black-bodied woodpecker is 29 to 30 cm (11 to 12 in) long.
White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisThis species is one of the largest living species of woodpecker.
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusThe lineated woodpecker is 31.5 to 36 cm (12.4 to 14.2 in) long.
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