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Checker-throated Woodpecker

Chrysophlegma mentale

Not EvaluatedRareInvertebratesForestCavity nestMedium · 100 g
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 1
Photo: Samuel Lee · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 2
Photo: Samuel Lee · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 3
Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 4
Photo: Ben Costamagna · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 5
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 6
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 7
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 8
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 9
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale), photo 10
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0

About the Checker-throated Woodpecker

The checker-throated woodpecker, checker-throated yellownape, or Javan yellownape is a species of bird in the family Picidae native to Southeast Asia.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
Malaysia Indonesia Thailand

Recorded as a rare visitor in Brunei.

When to see it

Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Banded Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum) Banded WoodpeckerChrysophlegma miniaceumThe upper parts of the banded woodpecker are predominantly rufous-brown. Greater Yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha) Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinuchaLarge, olive green woodpecker with prominent yellow-crested nape and throat.

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