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White-bellied Woodpecker perched on a tree bores into a branch with its beak excavating the deadwood looking for insects and larvae. The white-bellied woodpecker or great black woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis) is found in evergreen forests of tropical Asia, including the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. This species is one of the largest living species of woodpecker. Adults range in size from 40 to 48 cm and are second in size only to the great slaty woodpecker among Asian woodpecker species. The species is considered closely related to the more northern black woodpecker and the North American pileated woodpecker and is similar in size to these species. Body mass can vary from 197 to 350 g. Among standard measurements, the wing chord is 20.5 to 25.2 cm, the tail is 14.3 to 18.9 cm, t
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