Piciformes / Picidae / Dendrocopos
Darjeeling Woodpecker
Dendrocopos darjellensis · 黄颈啄木鸟
Introduction
A species in the family Picidae found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Himalayas, and in some adjoining areas.
Description
A medium-sized pied woodpecker with yellow neck sides. Black upperparts feature large white scapular patches, white barred flight feathers, and white tail sides. The male has a red nape patch. It has white cheeks, a long black moustache extending to the upper breast, and a long bill. The underparts are black-streaked yellow-buff with a red vent.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Tibet. Natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Dendrocopos
Subspecies (2)
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Dendrocopos darjellensis darjellensis
Nepal to southeastern Tibet, northeastern India, northern Myanmar, and northwestern Tonkin
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
