White-browed piculet
| White-browed piculet | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Sasia |
| Species: | S. ochracea |
| Binomial name | |
| Sasia ochracea Hodgson, 1836 | |
The white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.
It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This bird utilizes bamboo to make nests and living areas. It uses its feet to pick up broken bamboo, and its beak to tear off bamboo that is partially broken.
Gallery
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Sasia ochracea, white-browed piculet - Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Sasia ochracea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.