About the Streak-throated Woodpecker
The streak-throated woodpecker is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent. It occurs in drier woodland, from lowland to the foothills of mountains.
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A medium-sized, green woodpecker with streaked throat and scaly whitish underparts. Green above with yellowish rump, white supercilia and white and black moustache. Crown red in male, blackish in female. Tail dark and plain. Smallish, dark bill. The streak-breasted woodpecker has pale eyes, denser underpart streaking, and a thinner pale moustache stripe. The laced woodpecker has less underpart streaking and a warm yellowish hue all over the neck. The scaly-bellied woodpecker has streaked belly feathers, but unstreaked breast and throat plumage.
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What the Streak-throated Woodpecker sounds like
Where the Streak-throated Woodpecker lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Thailand.
When to see the Streak-throated Woodpecker
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Laced WoodpeckerPicus vittatusThe laced woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
Japanese Green WoodpeckerPicus awokeraThis species reaches about 30 cm in length, with bright green wings and tail, a red or black mustache and crown (as opposed to the black face of the green woodpecker), gray head, neck, and chest, and white underparts with black markings.
Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusLarge, green woodpecker with distinct scaling from breast to vent.
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