Our commonest woodpecker, found in gardens and groves.
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Lesser Goldenbacked Woodpecker or Blackrumped Flameback
Our commonest woodpecker, found in gardens and groves.
The photograph is not of this species! It appears to be the Indian Three-toed Goldenbacked Woodpecker (Common Flameback), a bird of the Western Ghats. The differences are: the crimson streak visible on the back in the photo is missing in the Lesser, and the chin of the Lesser is all black (with white spots).
See this water-colour by Shyamal.