Biology:Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker

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Short description: Species of bird

Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker
Brown-capped Pygmy Wooppecker (Dendrocopos nanus) in Kawal WS, AP W IMG 2086.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Yungipicus
Species:
Y. nanus
Binomial name
Yungipicus nanus
(Vigors, 1832)
Synonyms

Picoides nanus
Dendrocopos nanus

The brown-capped pygmy woodpecker or Indian pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus nanus) is a species of very small woodpecker found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.

Description

A small brown and white woodpecker with distinctive pink-rimmed white irises. Barred brown and white above, lightly streaked dirty white below. Tail spotted white. Paler brown crown (edged red in male) and eyestripes contrasting with white supercilia and cheeks.

Gallery

  • Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India .

  • Picture taken in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India

    Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India

References

Wikidata ☰ Q27074876 entry




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