Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker
| Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Yungipicus |
| Species: | Y. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Yungipicus nanus (Vigors, 1832) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Picoides 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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Picoides nanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Gallery
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Picture of Brown Capped Pygmy Woodpecker taken in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, India
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