Thai National Parks

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, all national parks, wildlife sactuaries and other protected forest areas in Thailand are closed from 25th March until further notice. Some popular tourist destinations like Similan Islands, Surin Islands are within national parks, they too are closed. We will announce from here when the parks reopen.

Birds of Thailand

Species of Thailand

Streak-throated woodpecker

Thai: นกหัวขวานเขียวท้องลาย, nok hua khwaan khiew thong lai

Binomial name: Picus xanthopygaeus, John Edward Gray & George Robert Gray, 1847

The streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent.

Description

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. Small, dark bill.

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Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Picus
Species
Picus xanthopygaeus

Common names

  • Thai: นกหัวขวานเขียวท้องลาย, nok hua khwaan khiew thong lai

Synonyms

  • Picus myrmecophoneus

Species in same genus

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Streak-throated woodpecker

Streak-throated woodpecker

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Distribution map of Streak-throated woodpecker, Picus xanthopygaeus in Thailand

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Range map of Picus xanthopygaeus in Thailand

Important note; our range maps are based on limited data we have collected. The data is not necessarily accurate or complete.

Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.

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