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Darjeeling Woodpecker

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Dendrocopos darjellensis

Basic stats

Habitat

Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest

Range

Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet

The Darjeeling woodpecker is a medium-sized pied woodpecker with yellow neck sides. It has black upperparts with large white shoulder patches and white-barred flight feathers and tail sides. The male has a red nape patch. The cheeks are white with a long black moustache extending to the upper breast, and the underparts are black-streaked yellow-buff with a red vent (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is found in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet, in the Himalayas and adjoining areas, in subtropical or tropical moist forest from lowland to montane. The short source read gives no size, diet, voice or breeding detail, so none is stated.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Darjeeling Woodpecker live in?
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland and montane forest
Where is the Darjeeling Woodpecker found?
Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Tibet
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