Black-naped woodpecker

Picus canus guerini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Piciformes
Family:Picidae
Genus:Picus
Species: P. canus
Subspecies: P. c. guerini
Trinomial name
Picus canus guerini
Malherbe, 1849

The black-naped woodpecker (Picus canus guerini) is a bird in the family Picidae. It has a large range, being found in the Himalayas from northern Pakistan through northern India, Nepal, and Bhutan into southern, central and eastern China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Southeast Asia. it was a subspecies of grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus).

Call from the Central Himalayas

References

  1. "Picus guerini". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resoutces. Retrieved 2015-01-04.


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