Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus canicapillus

The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family. It has a subspecies, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus "Dendrocopos" or "Picoides".
Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Lâm Đồng, Vietnam  Asia,Geotagged,Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker,Lâm Đồng,Spring,Vietnam,Vietnam 2025,Yungipicus canicapillus

Appearance

This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown, strong black eyestripes, and thin dark malar stripes contrast with broad white supercilia and cheeks.

Distribution

Its range extends from the Himalayas and Manchuria to Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPiciformes
FamilyPicidae
GenusYungipicus
SpeciesY. canicapillus
Photographed in
Vietnam