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Revision as of 08:46, 24 April 2019
Alternative name: Grey-capped Woodpecker
- Yungipicus canicapillus
Dendrocopus canicapillus
Identification
14–16 cm
Male
- Grey crown and forehead
- Black edges to crown
Distribution
Asia, Russia
Russia: Siberia
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Korea, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Indonesia, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 11 subspecies[1]:
- Y. c. doerriesi:
- Y. c. scintilliceps:
- Eastern and central China (Liaoning to Sichuan and Zhejiang)
- Y. c. kaleensis:
- Y. c. swinhoei:
- Hainan Island (southern China)
- Y. c. semicoronatus:
- Extreme eastern Nepal to western Assam
- Y. c. mitchellii:
- Y. c. canicapillus:
- Eastern Assam, Bangladesh to central and southern Burma, Thailand and Laos
- Y. c. delacouri:
- Y. c. auritus:
- Southern Thailand and Malay Peninsula
- Y. c. volzi:
- Sumatra, Riau Archipelago and Nias Island
- Y. c. aurantiiventris:
Habitat
Dry dipterocarp forest, mangroves, riparian woodland, lightly wooded areas and groves. Parks and gardens.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of caterpillars, small beetles, grubs and ants. They also eat fruit and grass seeds.
Vocalisation
Call: Tiirr..Tiirr , continously and repetitively..
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-capped_Pygmy_Woodpecker
