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Darjeeling Woodpecker vs Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

Darjeeling Woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis)

Darjeeling Woodpecker

Dendrocopos darjellensis

Medium71 gForest

A medium-sized pied woodpecker with yellow neck sides. Black upperparts with large white, scapular patches and white barred flight feathers and tail sides. Male has red nape patch. White cheeks and long black moustache extending to upper breast. Black-streaked, yellow-buff below with red vent. Long bill.

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Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos hyperythrus

Small46 gForest

The rufous-bellied woodpecker ranges in length from about 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in). The male has a red crown while the female has a black crown, speckled with white. Both sexes have a black mantle and back, while the wings are black barred with white. The upper tail is black, with some white barring on the outer two pairs of feathers. The face is white and the throat and underparts are a uniform cinnamon or rufous. The lower belly is black barred with white and the under-tail converts are red or pink.

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Photo: Maya Lodhiyal · CC BY 4.0

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