Woodpeckers of India: There are 33 species of Woodpeckers found in India, the state-wise details are as follows,
Andaman Islands - Andaman Woodpecker
Andaman & Nicobar Islands - Freckle Breasted Woodpecker
Arunachal Pradesh - Bay Woodpecker
Jammu & Kashmir - Brown Fronted Woodpecker, Himalayan Woodpecker
Himachal Pradesh - Brown Fronted Woodpecker, Himalayan Woodpecker
Odisha - Common Flameback
Sikkim - Bay Woodpecker, Darjeeling Woodpecker
Uttarakhand - Brown Fronted Woodpecker, Himalayan Woodpecker
West Bengal - Common Flameback, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Grey Capped Woodpecker, Grey Headed Woodpecker
Indian Subcontinent - Black Rumped Flameback, Brown Capped Woodpecker, Eurasian Wryneck, Greater Flameback, Lesser Yellownape, Rufous Woodpecker, Speckled Piculet, Streak Throated Woodpecker, White Naped Woodpecker, Yellow crowned Woodpecker
Himalayas - Fulvous Breasted Woodpecker, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Greater Yellownape, Grey Capped Woodpecker, Grey Headed Woodpecker, Heart Spotted Woodpecker, Himalayan Flameback, Rufous Bellied Woodpecker, Scaly Bellied Woodpecker
East India - Fulvous Breasted Woodpecker, Greater Yellownape
West Coast of India -
Central India - Heart Spotted Woodpecker
South West India - Common Flameback, Heart Spotted Woodpecker, White Bellied Woodpecker
North East India - Bay Woodpecker, Crimson Breasted Woodpecker, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Fulvous Breasted Woodpecker, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Capped Woodpecker, Grey Headed Woodpecker, Himalayan Flameback, Pale Headed Woodpecker, Stripe Breasted Woodpecker, White Browed Piculet
North West India - Sind Woodpecker
33 species of woodpeckers are found in India
Andaman Woodpecker is a large black woodpecker with a red crest, long, dark bill and pale eyes. Bay Woodpecker is bright rufous overall, with black banding on the wings and tail. Black Rumped Flameback is separated from all other flamebacks by a dark throat. Brown Fronted Woodpecker is mid-sized with brownish forehead. Common Flameback, known as common goldenback is three-toed small-billed. Eurasian Wryneck is gray woodpecker with broad black stripe down middle of crown and back. Feeds mostly on ground, probing with tongue for ants. Freckle Breasted Woodpecker is a small black-and-white woodpecker. Great Slaty Woodpecker is the largest woodpecker in the world. Great Spotted Woodpecker is the most common pied woodpecker in most of Eurasia with big white shoulder patches.
Greater Flameback, is also known as greater goldenback. Greater Yellownape is brightly-colored medium-sized woodpecker with a moss-green back. Grey Capped Woodpecker is blackish above, with buffy-gray wash below. Male's tiny red nape mark is often invisible. Grey Headed Woodpecker is also known as the grey-faced woodpecker. Heart Spotted Woodpecker is a small black-and-cream woodpecker with an oversized crested head and short tail. Male has a dark forehead. Female has a creamish-white forehead. Himalayan Flameback is also known as the Himalayan goldenback.
Himalayan Woodpecker is a large woodpecker with a black back, a white patch on the shoulders. Lesser Yellownape is a medium-sized woodpecker with a bright yellow hindcrest. Pale Headed Woodpecker is a bamboo specialist with a dark body, sickly-looking pale head, and blood-red patches on the wings. Rufous Bellied Woodpecker is a beautiful woodpecker with bright orange neck and belly.
Rufous Woodpecker is odd medium-sized brownish woodpecker with a short dark bill. Scaly Bellied Woodpecker is a large green woodpecker with a distinctive black-and-white scaly pattern running from the belly to the tail. Sind Woodpecker is a black and white woodpecker with big white shoulder patches. Speckled Piculet is a unique tiny woodpecker with olive-yellow wings. Streak Throated Woodpecker is a lime-green woodpecker with a gray face and finely scaled underparts.
Stripe Breasted Woodpecker is a medium-sized black-and-white woodpecker with a dirty-yellow breast. White Bellied Woodpecker is an impressive large black woodpecker with white belly and pale eyes. White Browed Piculet is rusty orange, with an olive-green crown and small but bright white eyebrow.
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