Laced Woodpecker (Picus vittatus)
Order: PICIFORMES
Family: PICIDAE Woodpeckers
Scientific name: Picus vittatus
English name: Laced Woodpecker
Characteristic: "Size 14 cm. A diminutive green parrot with very short tail.Red patches are present on its bill, rump and upper tail coverts.A male has a distinctive blue neck patch and having paler red bill than of the male."
Distribution: "India,China,Myanmer,Thailand,Vietnam,the Andamans and Java."
Habitat: Dry evergreen forest.
Habit: "Keeps in small flock of 5 - 10 individuals that congregating on fruiting trees. Diet consists of wild fruits,nectar,and seeds of field crops such as maize,sorghum and chili. Breeds between January-March,they nest in a tree cavity,in which a clutch of 3 - 4 eggs will be laid."
Status: A less frequently seen resident.
