Monday, March 15, 2010

Hemicircus canente: Heart-spotted Woodpecker


A small, black and white woodpecker native to Asia, one of the birds of Thailand. Notice the prominent crest and stumpy tail. The name clearly comes from the heart-shaped pattern formed on wings at rest.

Doodled from a photo on the Flickr photostream of Mike (No Captive Birds) in Thailand.