A new record of Picidae in China: the Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps)

Abstract

A female Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps) was first observed and pho - tographed in the Jilong Valley of the Mount Qomolangma Region, China, on 21 May 2012. The co- ordinates of the site are 28°19'25.03"N, 85°20'29.70"E at an elevation of 2150 m. A few months later, a male was observed at 28°20'02.49"N, 85°20'46.30"E on 8 August at an elevation of 2197 m. The habitat is a mountain temperate coniferous and dry broadleaved mixed forest of the warm temperate zone.