Wildlifeof China
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
Barbets & Woodpeckers
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Dendrocopos hyperythrus
Basic stats
Diet
Sap, taken with a brush-tipped tongue
Range
Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and South-east Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Manchuria, Ussuriland and Vietnam
Size
19–23cm
The rufous-bellied woodpecker, or rufous-bellied sapsucker, is 19–23cm long. The male has a red crown and the female a black crown speckled with white; both sexes have a black mantle and back, black wings barred white, and a black upper tail with white barring on the outer two pairs of feathers (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found along the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and South-east Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Manchuria, Ussuriland and Vietnam. It has a brush-tipped tongue that lets it feed on sap (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Rufous-bellied Woodpecker eat?
- Sap, taken with a brush-tipped tongue
- Where is the Rufous-bellied Woodpecker found?
- Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and South-east Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Manchuria, Ussuriland and Vietnam
- How big is the Rufous-bellied Woodpecker?
- 19–23cm