Species of Thailand
Streak-throated woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus, John Edward Gray & George Robert Gray, 1847
(In Thai: นกหัวขวานเขียวท้องลาย)
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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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Picus
- Species
- Picus xanthopygaeus
Common names
- Thai: นกหัวขวานเขียวท้องลาย
Synonyms
- Picus myrmecophoneus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Critically Endangered (ONEP)
Critically Endangered (BCST)
Photos
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Range Map
- Thap Lan National Park