Streak-breasted Woodpecker (Picus viridanus)

Other Names (World)
Streak-breasted Woodpecker, Burmese Woodpecker, Burmese Green Woodpecker, Small Woodpecker, Small Green Woodpecker, Little Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Little Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
30.50 - 32.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Blyth, 1843

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, lowland moist forest, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Malaysia (B), Myanmar, Thailand.

South-western and south-eastern Myanmar and south-western Thailand south to extreme north-western Peninsular Malaysia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Streak-breasted Woodpecker (Picus viridanus) [XC891431]
by Stijn De Win from Sri Pangnga Mangrove Forest, Thailand (call, song)

Streak-breasted Woodpecker (Picus viridanus) [XC194752]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Trail to Krung Ching Waterfall, Khao Luang National Park, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Laced Woodpecker (Picus vittatus) and has often been considered conspecific, but appears to be separated by habitat, although some possible overlap in this respect. Further study is needed. Birds from Thai-Malay Peninsula described as subspecies weberi, being slightly smaller and darker, but diffe�rences insignificant and probably due to clinal variation.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Streak-breasted Woodpecker (Picus viridanus) - 10 files

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