Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei

3 February 11

Possible regional races (polytypic)

Dendrocopos macei westermani (Blyth) 1870
Dendrocopos macei macei (Vieillot) 1818

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Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei westermani

Resident entire mid Himalaya etc.

It feeds very largely on ants and will take these on the ground as well as from trees and moss-covered boulders (ECS Baker-1927).

References:
Rasmussen, P.C. & Anderton, J.C. (2005): Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide (2 Volumes), v.1, p.192, v.2, p.282. Published by Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Baker, E.C.S. (1927): Fauna of British India: Birds (Second Edition), v.4, p.39. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council
Blanford, WT. (1895): The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Birds v.3, p.39. Edited by W.T. Blanford. Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council

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