Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
About the Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
The rufous-bellied woodpecker or rufous-bellied sapsucker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. This woodpecker has a habit of making a series of small pits on the bark of trees leading to its being considered an Asiatic member of the sapsuckers in the past. It is found along the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Manchuria, Ussuriland and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 50 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Nepal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceirecording
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorrecording
- White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotosrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.