Female © Su Li
Male © Vincent Wang
Female © Ngoc Sam Thuong Dang
Male © Marcel Holyoak
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Female © Deepak Budhathoki 🦉

Necklaced Woodpecker Dryobates pernyii

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Identification

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Fairly small, stout black-and-white woodpecker with buffy underparts. Male is brightly marked with a flaming orange patch on the neck, a crimson crown, and a dull orange vent. Also note the red chest patch bordered with a black stripe. Females are duller, but sometimes have a paler orange neck and breast patch. Similar in coloration to Darjeeling and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, but Crimson-breasted is noticeably smaller and stouter. Inhabits mid- to high-altitude broadleaf forests. Gives a loud “chik!”, as well as a descending rattle.

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