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The '''Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker''' (''Dendrocopos canicapillus'') is an [[Asia]]n [[bird]] [[species]] of in the [[woodpecker]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Picidae). |
The '''Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker''' (''Dendrocopos canicapillus'') is an [[Asia]]n [[bird]] [[species]] of in the [[woodpecker]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Picidae). |
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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 [[malar]] stripe 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]] stripe contrast with broad white [[supercilia]] and cheeks. |
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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. |
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. |
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| Female at Jayanti in the Buxa Tiger Reserve (Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India) | |
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| Species: | D. canicapillus
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| Dendrocopos canicapillus (Blyth, 1845)
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Dryobates semicoronatus | |
The Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of in the woodpecker family (Picidae).
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 stripe 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 habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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