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Southeast [[Asia]], from [[India]] and [[China]] south to [[Malaysia]]. | Southeast [[Asia]], from [[India]] and [[China]] south to [[Malaysia]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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*''B. p. pyrrhotis'': | *''B. p. pyrrhotis'': | ||
:*[[Nepal]] to southern [[China]] (Sichuan, Yunnan), [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | :*[[Nepal]] to southern [[China]] (Sichuan, Yunnan), [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
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Mature, broadleaved forest with dense undergrowth and often with bamboo. | Mature, broadleaved forest with dense undergrowth and often with bamboo. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Revision as of 21:19, 27 February 2015
Artwork by Pratim Das
- Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Identification
30 cm
Male
- Greyish brown head with red on the sides of the neck
- Rufous upperparts with dark brown bars
- Long, yellow bill
Female: lacks the red on the neck
Distribution
Southeast Asia, from India and China south to Malaysia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- B. p. pyrrhotis:
- B. p. sinensis:
- South-eastern China (Guizhou and Guangxi to Fujian)
- B. p. annamensis:
- Highlands of southern Vietnam
- B. p. hainanus:
- Mountains of Hainan Island (southern China)
- B. p. cameroni:
- Highlands of Malay Peninsula
Habitat
Mature, broadleaved forest with dense undergrowth and often with bamboo.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of insects, including termites, ants and beetles. Known, also, to eat berries occasionally.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bay Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bay_Woodpecker
