Female © Chris Chafer
Male © Carmelo López Abad
Female © Ravi Iyengar
Female © Ronet Santos
+ 3
Female © Robert Hutchinson
Female © George Inocencio

Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus maculatus

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Identification

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A small woodpecker of foothill and low-elevation montane forest and more open wooded areas. White, speckled underparts reach a dotted moustache stripe on the face. Dark brown upperparts are cut by white barring on the back and white bands on the head. Male has a red mark on the back of the head. Unmistakable. No other woodpecker of a similar size occurs in its range. Voice includes a short, slightly metallic rattling trill.

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