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Freckle-breasted Woodpecker vs Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos analis)

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos analis

Small45 gForest

A medium-sized, pied woodpecker. Upperparts black, heavily barred white. Undertail red, breast und belly buffwith light flank barring and slight side streaking. Withish cheeks partly bordered by black line. Crown red in male with orange forehead, black in female.

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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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