Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Leiopicus mahrattensis
Family : Picidae
Order : Piciformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Yellow-fronted Pied Woodpecker
Habitat : Villages
Description : This is a description of a woodpecker that is relatively small in size, measuring 17.5 cm (6.9 inches) and weighing between 28 to 46 grams (1-1.6 ounces). It has a pale head and a black upper-body with heavy white spots and bars. Its underparts are dark with dingy white streaks and a red patch on its belly. The woodpecker also has irregular brown patches on its cheeks and neck. In the female, the crown and nape are yellowish while the male has a scarlet nape and a yellow fore-crown.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Picus viridanus
(Streak-breasted Woodpecker) -
Picus chlorolophus
(Lesser Yellownape) -
Dinopium javanense
(Common Goldenback) -
Sasia ochracea
(White‑browed Piculet) -
Picoides nanus
(Indian Pygmy Woodpecker) -
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
(Greater Flameback) -
Gecinulus grantia
(Pale‑headed Woodpecker) -
Hemicircus canente
(Heart‑spotted Woodpecker) -
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
(Bay Woodpecker) -
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
(Great Slaty Woodpecker)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills
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Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters
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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
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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
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Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby
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Flamingo
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Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch
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Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths
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Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes
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Nightjars -
Barn-owls
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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:www.en.wikipedia.org, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Dave Curtis(www.inaturalist.org/people/Dave Curtis),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Peter Boesmanmore information, please contact us.
description written by:Hajbun Tasnim Preety,Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka;information source:www.en.wikipedia.org, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Dave Curtis(www.inaturalist.org/people/Dave Curtis),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Peter Boesmanmore information, please contact us.