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| − | + | [[Image:brown-capped_woodpecker_alok.png|thumb|550px|right|Male, nominate subspecies, images of same individual showing plumage detail<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Mangar Bani Forest, Faridabad-Gurgaon Road, Haryana, [[India]], June 2018]] | |
| − | [[Image: | + | '''Alternative name: Indian Pygmy Woodpecker''' |
| − | <br /> | + | ;[[:Category:Yungipicus|Yungipicus]] nanus |
| + | ''Picoides nanus; Dendrocopos nanus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:Brown-capped_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, nominate subspecies<br />Photo © by {{user|obasanmi|obasanmi}}<br />Kanha, India, 15 March 2005]] | ||
| + | 13 cm (5 in) | ||
| + | *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 [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] and cheek | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | A little smaller than a [[Red-vented Bulbul]] and bigger than a [[Purple-rumped Sunbird]]. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | |
| + | Found on the [[India]]n Subcontinent and [[Sri Lanka]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Three subspecies recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | * ''Y. n. nanus'' in northern and central [[India]] | ||
| + | * ''Y. n. cinereigula'' in southern [[India]] | ||
| + | * ''Y. n. gymnopthalmos'' in [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
| + | It was formerly considered conspecific with [[Sunda Woodpecker]].<br /> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Paddy fields, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations, parks and gardens, open woodland. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of small invertebrates and their larvae, particularly ants, termites and beetles. They also eat some fruit. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The pair both excavate a hole about 15-30cm long in a dead tree. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:BROWN CAPPED PYGMY WP 5668JL122014.jpg|Subspecies ''D. n. gymnopthalmus''<br />Photo © by {{user|Dhilip+De+Alwis|Dhilip+De+Alwis}}<br />[[Sri Lanka]], July 2014 | ||
| + | Image:Brown-capped_Pygmy_WP_kishore.JPG|Subspecies ''D. n. cinereigula''<br />Photo © by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br /> Maredumilli, Andhra Pradesh, [[India]], September-2018 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Woodpecker+nanus}} |
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| + | {{Video|Brown_capped_Woodpecker}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[ | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Yungipicus]][[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 08:38, 24 April 2019
Male, nominate subspecies, images of same individual showing plumage detail
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Mangar Bani Forest, Faridabad-Gurgaon Road, Haryana, India, June 2018
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Mangar Bani Forest, Faridabad-Gurgaon Road, Haryana, India, June 2018
Alternative name: Indian Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yungipicus nanus
Picoides nanus; Dendrocopos nanus
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- 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
Found on the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Three subspecies recognized[1]:
- Y. n. nanus in northern and central India
- Y. n. cinereigula in southern India
- Y. n. gymnopthalmos in Sri Lanka
It was formerly considered conspecific with Sunda Woodpecker.
Habitat
Paddy fields, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations, parks and gardens, open woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small invertebrates and their larvae, particularly ants, termites and beetles. They also eat some fruit.
Breeding
The pair both excavate a hole about 15-30cm long in a dead tree.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Subspecies D. n. gymnopthalmus
Photo © by Dhilip+De+Alwis
Sri Lanka, July 2014
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-capped_Pygmy_Woodpecker
External Links
