Grey-capped Woodpecker
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| Dendrocopos canicapillus (Blyth, 1845) |
The Grey-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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[edit] Habitat
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
[edit] Description
A small, dark woodpecker with dark irises. Barred black and white above with, usually, unbarred central tail feathers. Dark buff below with prominent dark streaking. Grey crown (red nape on male) and black eyestripes contrasting with broad white supercilia and cheeks. Slight maler stripe.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Dendrocopos canicapillus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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