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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Tiny size with short bill and two white facial stripes with olive green upperparts and creamy white underparts marked with bold black spots diagnostic. | Tiny size with short bill and two white facial stripes with olive green upperparts and creamy white underparts marked with bold black spots diagnostic. | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 19 January 2009
- Picumnus innominatus
Identification
Tiny size with short bill and two white facial stripes with olive green upperparts and creamy white underparts marked with bold black spots diagnostic. Male-Has small orange patch on forecrown. Female-Has entire crown green. Voice- a sharp tsik.
Distribution
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized1, innominatus, malayorum, and chinensis.
Habitat
Forests and montanes.
Behaviour
Usualy solitary or in pairs,frequenting the middle storey,often with the vicinity of bamboo.'Drums softly. Participates in bird waves.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
