Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Leiopicus auriceps)

Other Names (World)
Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
19 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest. From sea-level - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), India (B), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B).

Northern Baluchistan, and western Himalayas from north-eastern Afghanistan (Nuristan) east to northern India and eastern Nepal.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes auriceps) [XC119999]
by Lakshminarasimha R from Sarahan, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India (call)

Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes auriceps) [XC73062]
by Lakshminarasimha R from Pangot, Uttarakhand, India (drumming)

Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Picoides. Size decreases clinally from west to east, but no grounds for naming of geographical subspecies. There is some variation in the nape colour of females. Further study is required.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Leiopicus auriceps) - 10 files

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