Brown Capped pgmy woodpecker

Yungipicus nanus

The brown-capped pygmy woodpecker or Indian pygmy woodpecker is a species of very small woodpecker found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus ''Dendrocopos'' or ''Picoides''.
Indian pygmy woodpecker, Brt. July 2016. Sony α 65, Tamron 150-600 @ 600mm, ƒ/6.3, 1/500s, ISO 1600. Brown-capped pygmy woodpecker,Japanese pygmy woodpecker,Yungipicus kizuki,Yungipicus nanus

Appearance

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 and eyestripes contrasting with white supercilia and cheeks.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
GenusYungipicus
SpeciesY. nanus
Photographed in
India