white bellied woodpecker by Pratim Das

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PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (Observe the Bird and recognize)..WHITE BELLIED WOODPECKER...[From a Photograph of ANUP DEODHAR]....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2013...The White-bellied Woodpecker (Great Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis) ) is found in evergreen forests of tropical Asia, including the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has 14 subspecies, part of a complex including the Andaman Woodpecker (Dryocopus hodgei) (earlier treated as a subspecies). Many island forms are endangered, some are extinct. Populations differ in the distribution and extent of white. They are among the largest of the Asiatic woodpeckers and nest in large dead trees, often beside rivers. Their drums and calls are louder than those of the smaller woodpeckers. Body mass can vary from 197 to 350 g (6.9 to 12 oz). Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 20.5 to 25.2 cm (8.1 to 9.9 in), the tail is 14.3 to 18.9 cm (5.6 to 7.4 in), the bill is 4.6 to 6 cm (1.8 to 2.4 in) and the tarsus is 3.2 to 4.3 cm (1.3 to 1.7 in). They have a range of calls from a short, sharp "kuk" to more intoned "kyuk", "kew", "kee-yow" calls. The longer calls are given prior to flying off. They roost within holes. They feed mainly on insects such as ants[8] or grubs obtained mainly from under bark but sometimes take fruit. [INFORMATION : WIKIPEDIA]