Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius)
About the Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
The crimson-naped woodpecker, crimson-breasted woodpecker or scarlet-breasted woodpecker (Dryobates cathpharius) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It was previously considered conspecific with necklaced woodpecker. The taxonomy of this species is somewhat confused. D. cathpharius is sometimes included with
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 9 CC BY-NC-SA · 3 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 China, India, Nepal, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensrecording
- Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisrecording
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorrecording
- Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttalliirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.