Rufous-bellied woodpecker (Female): Dendrocopos hyperythrus

Rufous-bellied woodpecker (Female)
Dendrocopos hyperythrus

Rufous-bellied woodpecker (Female)
Dendrocopos hyperythrus

 

Rufous-bellied woodpecker: Dendrocopos hyperythrus
IUCN Status:	Least Concern
Gender:	Female
Age:	Adult
Characteristics of Female:	White barred mantle and wings; whitish face; rufous underparts, reddish near vent; a white-spotted black crown and nape
Characteristics of Male:	It differs in having red crown and nape;
Confusables:	None
Habitat:	Subtropical and Temperate forests
Food:	Berries, Caterpillars, Fruit, Grubs, Insects, Larve, Worms
Nesting:	Holes in Tree Trunks
Remarks:	Record shot
Taxonomy
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Piciformes
Family:	Picidae
Genus:	Dendrocopos
Species:	hyperythrus
Subspecies:
Spot Details
Spot Date:	05-Apr-15
Spotted at:	Vinayak, Pangot
District:	Nainital
State:	Uttarakhand
Country:	India
Camera:	Nikon D5100
Lens:	150- 600mm Tamron

 

 

 

Photographed at Vinayak, Pangot, Uttarakhand, India on 5.4.2015.

Camera used: Nikon D5100 DSLR with Tamron 150-600mm lens.