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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Dinopium benghalense
(Lesser Goldenback) -
Picoides nanus
(Indian Pygmy Woodpecker) -
Sasia ochracea
(White‑browed Piculet) -
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
(Greater Yellownape) -
Picumnus innominatus
(Speckled Piculet) -
Hemicircus canente
(Heart‑spotted Woodpecker) -
Dinopium shorii
(Himalayan Goldenback) -
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
(Great Slaty Woodpecker) -
Picus guerini
(Black-naped (Grey‑headed) Woodpecker) -
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: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.