Darjeeling Woodpecker

How to identify

Field marks

1. Yellow on the side of the neck
2. White cheeks; black moustachial stripe extends to the upper breast
3. Black back with a large white patch on the scapulars
4. Yellowish-brown underparts with black markings; red vent

Male, female and young

The male has a single red patch on the nape.

Where and when it's recorded

Darjeeling Woodpecker has been recorded at 104 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Mt. PhulchowkiNepal125 records
2. Longcanggou [General Area]China120 records
3. Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkBhutan117 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaBhutanNepalMyanmar (Burma)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 Darjeeling woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily in the Himalayas, and in some adjoining areas.

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