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Streak-throated Woodpecker

Picus xanthopygaeus

Description:

The Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian Subcontinent. A medium-sized, green woodpecker with streaked throat and scaly whitish underparts. Green above with yellowish rump, white supercilia and white and black moustache. Crown red in male, blackish in female. Tail dark and plain. Small, dark bill.

Notes:

Some kind of woodpecker, I think...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Atul
Atul 11 years ago
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus Streak-throated Woodpecker


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3 Comments

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thanks Atul for the ID...

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

thanks Atul for the ID of this woodpecker... and Arun for the comment and perhaps the confirmation of the ID?

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

nice spotting ..

pamsai
Spotted by
pamsai

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on Apr 29, 2012

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