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* ''D.n. cinereigula'' in southern [[India]]
 
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* ''D.n. gymnopthalmus'' in [[Sri Lanka]]
 
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It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Sunda Woodpecker]].
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It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Sunda Woodpecker]].<br />
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Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Yungipicus|Yungipicus]]'' by Gill and Donsker.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Paddy fields, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations, parks and gardens, open woodland.
 
Paddy fields, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations, parks and gardens, open woodland.

Revision as of 15:22, 26 April 2016

Subspecies nanus
Photo by obasanmi
Kanha, India, March 2005
Dendrocopos nanus

Identification

  • Brown and white barring on upperparts
  • Streaked white underparts
  • Spotted white tail
  • Pink-rimmed white irises
  • Pale brown crown (edged with red in males)
  • Pale brown eyestripe
  • White supercilium and cheek

Similar Species

A little smaller than a Red-vented Bulbul and bigger than a Purple-rumped Sunbird.

Distribution

Subspecies gymnopthalmus
Photo by Dhilip De Alwis
Sri Lanka, July 2014

Found on the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Three subspecies recognized[1]:

  • D.n. nanus in northern and central India
  • D.n. cinereigula in southern India
  • D.n. gymnopthalmus in Sri Lanka

It was formerly considered conspecific with Sunda Woodpecker.
Placed in genus Yungipicus by Gill and Donsker.

Habitat

Paddy fields, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations, parks and gardens, open woodland.

Behaviour

Breeding

Both sexes excavate a hole about 15-30cm long in a dead tree.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BF Member observations

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External Links

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