Black-headed Woodpecker
Picus erythropygius (Elliot, DG, 1865)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Black-headed Woodpecker, Picus erythropygius, is a bird of the Oriental Region in south-east Asia, recorded from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It belongs to the woodpecker family Picidae and lives in deciduous and coniferous forests, especially in the mid-story and sub-canopy. It is also associated with dry dipterocarp forest, semi-evergreen forest, riverine forest and savanna forest. The species is resident. Two subspecies are recognised, one with a black bill in Myanmar and north-west and west Thailand, and one with a white bill in north-east Thailand and Indochina.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: se Asia
