20CMS.,FOREHEAD IS BROWN,BACK BARRED(VS SPOTTED IN YELLOW CROWNED WOODPECKER),BLACK MOUSTACHE(VS BROWN SIDES OF NECK IN YELLOW CROWNED WOODPECKER),MONTANE HABITAT,FOUND AT 1000 TO 3100 METRE,FOUND IN PINE,OAK,DEODHAR FORESTS.IT IS MEDIUM SIZED PIED WOODPECKER WITH YELLOW IN CROWN.WHITE BARRED (RATHER THAN SPOTTED)BLACK.UNDERPARTS ,PROMINENT BLACK MOUSTACHE EXTENDING TO BREAST AND BLACK STREAKED WHITE UNDERPARTS.VENT DEEP PINK.IN MALE FORECROWN BROWN,CENTRE YELLOW,REAR RED WITH BLACK REAR NECK. IN FEMALE WHOLE CROWN YELLOW.