Dryocopus javensis javensis

(Horsfield, 1821)

Vernacular names
English : White-bellied woodpecker
French : Pic à ventre blanc

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Piciformes
Family : Picidae
Notes : 14 other subspecies known

Identification
Very large woodpecker with long and thick black bill, yellow eyes. Plumage shiny black with cream to white belly and thighs. Red forehead, crown and chin for male, red crown only for female.

Range and habitat
Subspecies occurs from south Myanmar to Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo and nearby smaller islands. Found in evergreen and deciduous forests with large trees, to 2500 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : Very wide ranging species but occurs in low densities and declining in many parts of its range because of deforestation. Some subspecies (Cebu, Japan) are now extinct.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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