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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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When to see the Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
The freckle-breasted woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
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Easily confused with
Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisA medium-sized, pied woodpecker reaching a length of about 24 cm (9 in).
Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrusThe rufous-bellied woodpecker ranges in length from about 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in).
Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisA medium-sized pied woodpecker with yellow neck sides.
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