Biology:Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker

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Short description: Species of bird

Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker
Male of Dendrocopos temminckii.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Yungipicus
Species:
Y. temminckii
Binomial name
Yungipicus temminckii
(Malherbe, 1849)
Synonyms

Dendrocopos temminckii
Picoides temminckii

The Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus temminckii), also known as the Sulawesi woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist mountains. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.

Painting by John Gould.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27074875 entry