Laced woodpecker
Species of bird
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The laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
| Laced woodpecker | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Picus |
| Species: | P. vittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Picus vittatus Vieillot, 1818 | |
It is found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[1] A sole specimen recorded for Bangladesh has since been reidentified as a streak-breasted woodpecker.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Gallery
Kaeng Krachen Nat'l Park - Thailand- Kuala Selangor, Malaysia, Sept 1997
