Bay Woodpecker
Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Bay Woodpecker, Blythipicus pyrrhotis, is a woodpecker of the Oriental Region, with a breeding range from Nepal to southern Vietnam and south-eastern China. It belongs to the Picidae family and was described by Hodgson in 1837. It is a bird of evergreen and mixed deciduous forest, including heavily wooded ravines with thick growth. Within its range it occurs from low ground up to 2750 m. The species is generally uncommon, and its numbers are declining because of habitat loss.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Nepal to s Vietnam and se China
