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* ''D.m. cinereigula'' in S [[India]] | * ''D.m. cinereigula'' in S [[India]] | ||
* ''D.m. gymnophthalmus'' in [[Sri Lanka]] | * ''D.m. gymnophthalmus'' in [[Sri Lanka]] | ||
| − | The species is sometimes split. The first two subspecies would form ''D. moluccensis'' ( | + | The species is sometimes split. The first two subspecies would form ''D. moluccensis'' ('''Sunda Woodpecker'''), the three others ''D. nanus'' ('''Brown-capped Woodpecker'''). |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests and moist montanes. | Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests and moist montanes. | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 14 July 2008
- Dendrocopos moluccensis
Identification
Distribution
Found on the Indian Subcontinent and Sri Lanka and from the Malay Peninsula (including Singapore) to Borneo, Sumatra, Java and the Lesser Sundas.
Taxonomy
Five subspecies recognized:
- D.m. moluccensis on the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Java
- D.m. grandis on the Lesser Sundas
- D.m. nanus in N and C India
- D.m. cinereigula in S India
- D.m. gymnophthalmus in Sri Lanka
The species is sometimes split. The first two subspecies would form D. moluccensis (Sunda Woodpecker), the three others D. nanus (Brown-capped Woodpecker).
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests and moist montanes.
