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Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus 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. 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.
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Sightings

A photo of a Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker photographed in  India
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Rakesh Vanamali
Tuesday 30 May 2023 - 4:45am
India
A map showing the sighting location
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Venkataraman Mahadevan
Monday 01 May 2023 - 12:03pm
India
A map showing the sighting location
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Nishant Bhagwat
Saturday 08 Apr 2023 - 4:00pm
India
A map showing the sighting location
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Lakshmi Bharadwaj
Saturday 28 Jan 2023 - 4:32pm
India
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