Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

When to see the Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

The Philippine pygmy woodpecker, also known as the Philippine woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family (Picidae). Its local name in Kapampangan is Anluage. It is endemic to the Philippines, found throughout the entire country except the Sulu Archipelago and Palawan. It is the smallest woodpecker in the country and is common throughout, found even in urban areas in cities.

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Easily confused with

Sunda Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus moluccensisThis is a small woodpecker with an overall length of around 13 cm (5.1 in). Sulawesi Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus temminckiiThe Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker, also known as the Sulawesi woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Sulu Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus ramsayiThe species is named after Captain Wardlaw Ramsay from whose collection the species was described by Hargitt.