Black-headed woodpecker

The black-headed woodpecker (Picus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Male and female

Black-headed woodpecker
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Picus
Species:
P. erythropygius
Binomial name
Picus erythropygius
(Elliot, 1865)

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Picus erythropygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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