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Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

Dryobates cathpharius

The crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos. The scarlet-breasted woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius pernii), is considered to be distinct by some authorities, but others consider it to be conspecific.

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Photo credit: Francesco Veronesi from Italy

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