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| − | + | [[Image:brown-capped_woodpecker_alok.png|thumb|550px|right|Male, nominate subspecies, images of same individual showing plumage detail<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Mangar Bani Forest, Faridabad-Gurgaon Road, Haryana, [[India]], June 2018]] | |
| − | [[Image: | + | '''Alternative names: Indian Pygmy Woodpecker; Brown-capped Woodpecker''' |
| − | <br /> | + | ;[[:Category:Yungipicus|Yungipicus]] nanus |
| + | ''Picoides nanus; Dendrocopos nanus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Brown-capped_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|obasanmi|obasanmi}}<br />Kanha, India, 15 March 2005]] | ||
| + | 13 cm (5 in) | ||
| + | *Brown and white barring on upperparts | ||
| + | *Streaked white underparts | ||
| + | *Spotted white tail | ||
| + | *Pink-rimmed white irises | ||
| + | *Pale brown crown (edged with red in males) | ||
| + | *Pale brown eyestripe | ||
| + | *White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] and cheek | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | A little smaller than a [[Red-vented Bulbul]] and bigger than a [[Purple-rumped Sunbird]]. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | Found in the [[India]]n Subcontinent and [[Sri Lanka]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Four subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | * ''Y. n. nanus'' in northern [[India]] and [[Nepal]] | ||
| + | * ''Y. n. hardwickii'' in peninsular [[India]] (except for Western Ghats) | ||
| + | * ''Y. n. cinereigula'' in southern [[India]] | ||
| + | * ''Y. n. gymnopthalmos'' in [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
| + | It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker]].<br /> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Paddy fields, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations, parks and gardens, open woodland. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of small invertebrates and their larvae, particularly ants, termites and beetles. They also eat some fruit. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The pair both excavate a hole about 15-30cm long in a dead tree. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:BROWN CAPPED PYGMY WP 5668JL122014.jpg|Subspecies ''D. n. gymnopthalmus''<br />Photo © by {{user|Dhilip+De+Alwis|Dhilip De Alwis}}<br />[[Sri Lanka]], July 2014 | ||
| + | Image:Brown-capped_Pygmy_WP_kishore.JPG|Subspecies ''D. n. cinereigula''<br />Photo © by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br /> Maredumilli, Andhra Pradesh, [[India]], September-2018 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Birdforum Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Dendrocopos | + | {{GSearch|"Yungipicus nanus" {{!}} "Picoides nanus" {{!}} "Dendrocopos nanus" {{!}}"Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker" {{!}} "Indian Pygmy Woodpecker" {{!}} "Brown-capped Woodpecker"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}} | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Yungipicus]] |
Latest revision as of 11:21, 10 December 2022
Male, nominate subspecies, images of same individual showing plumage detail
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Mangar Bani Forest, Faridabad-Gurgaon Road, Haryana, India, June 2018
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Mangar Bani Forest, Faridabad-Gurgaon Road, Haryana, India, June 2018
Alternative names: Indian Pygmy Woodpecker; Brown-capped Woodpecker
- Yungipicus nanus
Picoides nanus; Dendrocopos nanus
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Brown and white barring on upperparts
- Streaked white underparts
- Spotted white tail
- Pink-rimmed white irises
- Pale brown crown (edged with red in males)
- Pale brown eyestripe
- White supercilium and cheek
Similar Species
A little smaller than a Red-vented Bulbul and bigger than a Purple-rumped Sunbird.
Distribution
Found in the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1]:
- Y. n. nanus in northern India and Nepal
- Y. n. hardwickii in peninsular India (except for Western Ghats)
- Y. n. cinereigula in southern India
- Y. n. gymnopthalmos in Sri Lanka
It was formerly considered conspecific with Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker.
Habitat
Paddy fields, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations, parks and gardens, open woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small invertebrates and their larvae, particularly ants, termites and beetles. They also eat some fruit.
Breeding
The pair both excavate a hole about 15-30cm long in a dead tree.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Subspecies D. n. gymnopthalmus
Photo © by Dhilip De Alwis
Sri Lanka, July 2014
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-capped_Pygmy_Woodpecker
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
