White-bellied Woodpecker
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[Photo] Great Black Woodpecker Dryocopus javensis photograph by J. Harsha 2005

The White-bellied Woodpecker or Great Black Woodpecker is found in evergreen forests. They are occur in 15 subspecies in the forests from the Western Ghats in India to China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Korea. The very rare Korean subspecies called Tristram's Woodpecker. They are the largest of the Asiatic woodpeckers (between 42 and 48 centimetres) and nest in large dead trees, often beside rivers.

The call of this species is a loud 'Kyaaw' and like other woodpeckers it drums on wood but sounds much louder than those of smaller species.

Subspecies
The following subspecies are known:

Dryocopus javensis cebuensis Kennedy, 1987
Dryocopus javensis confusus (Stresemann, 1913)
Dryocopus javensis esthloterus Parkes, 1971
Dryocopus javensis feddeni (Blyth, 1863)
Dryocopus javensis forresti Rothschild, 1922
Dryocopus javensis hargitti (Sharpe, 1884)
Dryocopus javensis hodgsonii (Jerdon, 1840)
Dryocopus javensis javensis (Horsfield, 1821)
Dryocopus javensis mindorensis (Steere, 1890)
Dryocopus javensis multilunatus (McGregor, 1907)
Dryocopus javensis parvus (Richmond, 1902)
Dryocopus javensis pectoralis (Tweeddale, 1878)
Dryocopus javensis philippinensis (Steere, 1890)
Dryocopus javensis richardsi Tristram, 1879 -- Tristam's Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis suluensis (W. Blasius, 1890)

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