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The brown-capped pygmy woodpecker has brownish cap from the forehead to hindneck. 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 (edged red in male) and eyestripes contrasting with white supercilia and cheeks.
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When to see the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
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. This species is non-migratory and often spotted in pairs or small family groups. They are known for being very active and are not often spotted, despite their constant foraging in the tree canopy.
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Easily confused with
Japanese Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus kizukiThe Japanese pygmy woodpecker is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) long.
Sunda Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus moluccensisThis is a small woodpecker with an overall length of around 13 cm (5.1 in).
Philippine Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus maculatusThe Philippine pygmy woodpecker, also known as the Philippine woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family (Picidae).
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