Rufous bellied woodpecker
PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 524/546(Observe the Bird and recognize)..RUFOUS BELLIED WOODPECKER. ... COL. PENCILS AND GELPEN ...9*7 INCH...2015... [FROM PHOTOGRPAH OF MR. ARAVIND VENKATRAMAN]... The rufous-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. 20–25 cm; 40–53 g (hyp­erythrus, annamensis), 53–74 g (marshalli, sub­rufinus). Male has bright red forehead . Call “chit-chit-chit-r-r-r-r-h”; fast “ptíkitititititit” in alarm. Insects, and vegetable matter. Ants can constitute more than 60% of diet; beetles (Carabidae), Orthoptera, Lepidoptera and caterpillars. Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Rather uncommon to scarce
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