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| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| ordo = [[Piciformes]]
| familia = [[Picidae]]
| familia = [[Picidae]]
| genus = ''[[Picoides]]''
| genus = ''[[Yungipicus]]''
| species = '''''P. canicapillus'''''
| species = '''''Y. canicapillus'''''
| binomial = ''Picoides canicapillus''
| binomial = ''Yungipicus canicapillus''
| binomial_authority = ([[Edward Blyth|Blyth]], 1845)
| binomial_authority = ([[Edward Blyth|Blyth]], 1845)
| synonyms = ''Picoides canicapillus''<br>''Dryobates semicoronatus<br>Dendrocopus canicapillus<ref name="iucn"/>''
| synonyms =
''Dryobates semicoronatus<br>Dendrocopus canicapillus<ref name="iucn"/>''
}}
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The '''grey-capped pygmy woodpecker''' (''Picoides canicapillus'') is an [[Asia]]n [[bird]] [[species]] of the [[woodpecker]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Picidae). It has a subspecies, [[Picoides 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, [[Picoides 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>


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.
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[[Category:Picoides]]
[[Category:Yungipicus]]
[[Category:Birds of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Birds of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Birds of Bhutan]]
[[Category:Birds of Bhutan]]

Revision as of 04:39, 19 April 2016

Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker
Female at Jayanti in the Buxa Tiger Reserve (Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India)
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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, Picoides canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea.[2]

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.

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN
  2. ^ "Picoides canicapillus doerriesi". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 6 November 2015.