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The mantle, back and wings are black, with some white spotting and light barring on the wings and one larger white patch. The upper side of the tail is black with white barring on the outer feathers, and the underside is barred in black and white. The chin and throat are white, the central breast is red and the rest of the breast and belly are white or buff streaked with black, with a varying amount of red or pink near the vent. The forehead is white and the crown black, and the male has a red patch on the nape.
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When to see the Crimson-naped Woodpecker
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Crimson-naped Woodpecker
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Crimson-naped Woodpecker
The crimson-naped woodpecker, crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was previously considered conspecific with necklaced woodpecker.
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Easily confused with
Necklaced WoodpeckerDryobates pernyiiThe necklaced woodpecker is a fairly small (19-21cm), stout, black-and-white woodpecker with buffy underparts.
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorThis is the smallest European woodpecker, with adults being 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long with a wing span of 24 to 29 cm (9.4 to 11.4 in) and weighing 17 to 25 g (0.60 to 0.88 oz).
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisThe ladder-backed woodpecker is a small woodpecker about 16.5 to 19 cm (6½ to 7½ inches) in length.
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