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Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus (Vigors, 1832)
Picidae — Woodpeckers
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Yungipicus nanus, is a resident woodpecker of India and Sri Lanka in the Oriental Region. It is a very small species, with a brown cap extending from the forehead to the hindneck, and a barred brown-and-white upper side. The underparts are lightly streaked dirty white, the tail is marked with white spots, and the eyes are white with pink rims. It occurs in forests, orchards and gardens, and is often seen in pairs or small family groups.
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae — Woodpeckers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India and Sri Lanka
