Phylum Chordata Family Picidae Scientific name Dendrocopos nanus Rank Species | ||
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Similar Woodpecker, Bird, Yellow‑crowned woodpecker, Dendrocopos, Black‑rumped flameback | ||
Indian brown capped pygmy woodpecker
The brown-capped pygmy woodpecker or Indian pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus nanus) is a species of very small woodpecker found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka.
Contents
- Indian brown capped pygmy woodpecker
- Brown capped pygmy woodpecker pecking into a tree
- Description
- References
Brown capped pygmy woodpecker pecking into a tree
Description
A small brown and white woodpecker with distinctive pink-rimmed white irises. Barred brown and white above, lightly streaked dirty white below. Tail spotted white. Paler brown crown (edged red in male) and eyestripes contrasting with white supercilia and cheeks.
References
Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA