Bay Woodpecker Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Family : Picidae
Order : Piciformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Red-eared Bay Woodpecker, Red-eared Rufous Woodpecker
Habitat : Thick broadleaved evergreen forests, bamboo groves and dense secondary jungles.
Description : Bay Woodpecker is a rufuos bird whose male has a prominent scarlet patch on the neck.Its female is slightly smaller than the male.The adult looks rufuos from above and dark brown from below.Both sexes have a pale bill,dull crimson irises and horny-brown legs.The juveniles has more scattered scarlet patches on the side of the neck.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Picoides canicapillus
(Grey‑capped Pygmy Woodpecker) -
Picus guerini
(Black-naped (Grey‑headed) Woodpecker) -
Hemicircus canente
(Heart‑spotted Woodpecker) -
Dendrocopos macei
(Fulvous‑breasted Woodpecker) -
Sasia ochracea
(White‑browed Piculet) -
Picus viridanus
(Streak-breasted Woodpecker) -
Picoides nanus
(Indian Pygmy Woodpecker) -
Picus chlorolophus
(Lesser Yellownape) -
Picumnus innominatus
(Speckled Piculet) -
Jynx torquilla
(Eurasian Wryneck)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: John Clough(www.inaturalist.org/people/John Clough),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Ding Li Yongmore information, please contact us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: John Clough(www.inaturalist.org/people/John Clough),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Ding Li Yongmore information, please contact us.