Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus(Vigors, NA, 1832)
English (US) Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
The Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus nanus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Picidae (Woodpeckers) in the order Piciformes.
- Scientific name
- Yungipicus nanus
- Family
- Picidae (Woodpeckers)
- Order
- Piciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1832)
No guides listed yet for Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Yungipicus nanus nanus
- Yungipicus nanus hardwickii
- Yungipicus nanus cinereigula
- Yungipicus nanus gymnopthalmos
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Picus nanus
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA, 1832)
- Type locality
- Himalayas.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.14 p.172
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Woodpeckers
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus temminckii
Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus maculatus
Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus ramsayi
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus moluccensis
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes medius
Brown-fronted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes auriceps
Looking for a different species?