Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
The adult Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker is a small forest and woodland bird found across parts of South and Southeast Asia, often using trunks, branches, orchards, and secondary growth. It feeds mainly on ants, beetle larvae, and other small arthropods by tapping, probing, and chiseling into bark. Adults fly in bounding movements between trees and use sharp calls and drumming to advertise territory. Despite its tiny size, it has the classic woodpecker toolkit: a chisel-like bill, gripping toes, and a stiff tail for bracing on vertical surfaces.
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- Conservation status
- LC
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- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker