Woodpeckers

Bay Woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

The Bay Woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) is a 132 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Woodpeckers

Order

Piciformes

Weight

132 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in India, Thailand, China, Bhutan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Nepal, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Bangladesh.

Where to see it: Cuc Phuong NP (please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Vietnam); Yongkhola camp (Bhutan); Deo Nui San pass (Vietnam); Da Lat · Ta Nung Valley (Vietnam); 百花岭 (Baihualing [General Area]) (China).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist