Heart-spotted Woodpecker

Hemicircus canente (Lesson, RP, 1832)

Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Hemicircus canente, is a woodpecker of the Oriental Region, where it is widespread. It belongs to the family Picidae and was described by Lesson in 1832. It is a distinctive bird with black and white plumage, a short body and a broad, wedge-shaped head. It is usually seen in pairs or small groups, and it also joins mixed-species foraging flocks. Its range includes forests in southwestern and central India, with separate populations in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.

Order

Piciformes

Family

Picidae — Woodpeckers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: widespread