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White-naped woodpecker

White-naped woodpecker
Male in Hyderabad, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Chrysocolaptes
Species:
C. festivus
Binomial name
Chrysocolaptes festivus
(Boddaert, 1783)
Female in Hyderabad, India

The white-naped woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus) is woodpecker which is a widespread but a scarce breeder in the Indian Subcontinent. It is associated with open forest and scrub with some trees. It nests in a tree hole, laying one or two white eggs.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Chrysocolaptes festivus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681522A929094002. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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