Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei (Vieillot, 1818)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos macei, is a woodpecker of the Oriental Region, breeding from northern Pakistan to northern Myanmar. It is also found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Myanmar. A medium-sized pied bird, it has black upperparts marked with strong white barring. The undertail is red, and the breast and belly are buff with light barring on the flanks and slight streaking at the sides. The cheeks are whitish and partly edged with black. Males have a red crown and orange forehead, while females have a black crown.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: n Pakistan to n Myanmar
