Crimson-naped Woodpecker

Dryobates cathpharius (Blyth, 1843)

≈18 cmLength31 gWeight

It has a wash of red in the center of the breast, with an additional red nape patch in the male.

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma)

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Red in the center of the breast
White forehead and black crown
White chin and throat
Black back and wings with white patches

Male, female and young

The male has a single red patch on the nape.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April · Most records: Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma)

Crimson-naped Woodpecker has been recorded at 58 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

TrongsaBhutan45 records
Mt. PhulchowkiNepal42 records
Yongkhola campBhutan33 records

More places

Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestBhutan29 records
Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of RoadNepal26 records
PelelaBhutan24 records
Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)20 records
Australian Base Camp - Raptor Migration SiteNepal17 records
Natma Taung NP – Mount VictoriaMyanmar (Burma)14 records
Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan12 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Bhutan Nepal Myanmar (Burma)China India

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

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Questions

How big is the Crimson-naped Woodpecker?

The Crimson-naped Woodpecker is about ≈18 cm long and weighs around 31 g.

Where does the Crimson-naped Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Oriental, Palearctic: west-central Nepal, southeastern Tibet and northeastern India to western Myanmar. It is most often recorded in Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar (Burma).