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A photo of a Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus), male
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Male

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus canicapillus

The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It has a subspecies, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides. This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown (with a red nape in males), strong black eyestripes, and thin dark malar stripes contrast with broad white supercilia and cheeks. Its range extends from the Himalayas and Manchuria to Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Lucas Corneliussen
Sunday 08 Jan 2023 - 7:03am
Thailand
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Lucas Corneliussen
Saturday 07 Jan 2023 - 7:16am
Thailand
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Izuan Izham
Monday 26 Sep 2022 - 9:36am
Malaysia
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Nat Panda
Wednesday 17 Aug 2022 - 6:15am
China
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