The streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Picus |
| Species: | P. xanthopygaeus
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| Picus xanthopygaeus | |
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Picus myrmecophoneus | |
Description edit
A medium-sized, green woodpecker with streaked throat and scaly whitish underparts. Green above with yellowish rump, white supercilia and white and black moustache. Crown red in male, blackish in female. Tail dark and plain. Small, dark bill.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Picus xanthopygaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681453A92907638. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22681453A92907638.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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