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| image = Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopus canicapillus) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5275.jpg
| image = Pygmy_Woodpecker_মেটেটুপি_কাঠকুড়ালি.jpg
| image_caption = Female at [[Jayanti (village)|Jayanti]] in the [[Buxa Tiger Reserve]] ([[Jalpaiguri]] district, [[West Bengal]], [[India]])
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| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{IUCN|id=22681068 |title=''Picoides canicapillus'' |assessors=[[BirdLife International]] |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn">{{cite iucn |title=''Picoides canicapillus'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |page=e.T22681068A92891484 |year=2016 |access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| genus = Yungipicus
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| species = canicapillus
| classis = [[Aves]]
| authority = ([[Edward Blyth|Blyth]], 1845)
| synonyms = ''Picoides canicapillus''<br />''Dryobates semicoronatus<br />Dendrocopus canicapillus<ref name="iucn"/>''
| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| familia = [[Picidae]]
| genus = ''[[Yungipicus]]''
| species = '''''Y. canicapillus'''''
| binomial = ''Yungipicus canicapillus''
| binomial_authority = ([[Edward Blyth|Blyth]], 1845)
| synonyms = ''Picoides canicapillus''<br>''Dryobates semicoronatus<br>Dendrocopus canicapillus<ref name="iucn"/>''
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The '''grey-capped pygmy woodpecker''' (''Yungipicus canicapillus'') is an [[Asia]]n [[bird]] [[species]] of the [[woodpecker]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Picidae). It has a subspecies, [[Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi]], located primarily in [[Manchuria]], [[Primorsky Krai|eastern Siberia]], and [[Korean peninsula|Korea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbw.com/subspecies/picoides-canicapillus-doerriesi |title=Picoides canicapillus doerriesi |work=[[Handbook of the Birds of the World]] |accessdate=6 November 2015}}</ref>
The '''grey-capped pygmy woodpecker''' ('''''Yungipicus canicapillus''''') is an [[Asia]]n [[bird]] [[species]] of the [[woodpecker]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Picidae). It has a subspecies, [[Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi]], located primarily in [[Manchuria]], [[Primorsky Krai|eastern Siberia]], and [[Korean peninsula|Korea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbw.com/subspecies/picoides-canicapillus-doerriesi |title=Picoides canicapillus doerriesi |work=[[Handbook of the Birds of the World]] |access-date=6 November 2015}}</ref> Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus ''[[Dendrocopos]]'' or ''[[Picoides]]''.
[[File:Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopus canicapillus) at Jayanti, Duars, West Bengal W IMG 5275.jpg|thumb|left|Female at [[Jayanti (village)|Jayanti]] in the [[Buxa Tiger Reserve]]]]

This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark [[iris (eye)|irides]]. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown (with a red nape in males), strong black eyestripes, and thin dark [[Cheek|malar]] stripes contrast with broad white [[supercilia]] and cheeks.
This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark [[iris (eye)|irides]]. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown (with a red nape in males), strong black eyestripes, and thin dark [[Cheek|malar]] stripes contrast with broad white [[supercilia]] and cheeks.


It is found in [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Brunei]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s.
Its range extends from the [[Himalayas]] and [[Manchuria]] to [[Southeast Asia]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest]], subtropical or tropical [[mangrove forest]], and subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]].

== References ==
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Latest revision as of 07:55, 4 January 2024

Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Yungipicus
Species:
Y. canicapillus
Binomial name
Yungipicus canicapillus
(Blyth, 1845)
Synonyms

Picoides canicapillus
Dryobates semicoronatus
Dendrocopus canicapillus[1]

The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It has a subspecies, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea.[2] Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.

Female at Jayanti in the Buxa Tiger Reserve

This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown (with a red nape in males), strong black eyestripes, and thin dark malar stripes contrast with broad white supercilia and cheeks.

Its range extends from the Himalayas and Manchuria to Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

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  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Picoides canicapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22681068A92891484. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Picoides canicapillus doerriesi". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 6 November 2015.