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White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

About White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds
  • Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers

The white-bellied woodpecker or great black woodpecker is a woodpecker species inhabiting evergreen forests in tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is among the largest of the Asiatic woodpeckers and nests in large dead trees, often beside rivers. It has 14 subspecies, and many of its island forms are endangered, some are extinct. Populations differ in the distribution and extent of white. Its drums and calls are louder than those of the smaller woodpeckers.

Source: Wikipedia

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    Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, India
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  • 2023-03-22

    Deramakot Forest Reserve, Malaysia
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    Kinabatangan River, Malaysia