Thai National Parks

Species of Thailand

Bay woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis, Brian Houghton Hodgson, 1837

(In Thai: นกหัวขวานแดงหลังลาย)

The bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Category / Seasonal Status

BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years

BCST Seasonal status: Resident or presumed resident

Scientific classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Piciformes
Family
Picidae
Genus
Blythipicus
Species
Blythipicus pyrrhotis

Common names

  • Thai: นกหัวขวานแดงหลังลาย

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Least Concern (IUCN3.1)

Photos

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Range Map

Distribution map of Bay woodpecker, Blythipicus pyrrhotis in Thailand
  • Chae Son National Park
  • Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai
  • Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Doi Inthanon National Park
  • Doi Lang
  • Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
  • Doi Phu Kha National Park
  • Huai Nam Dang National Park
  • Kaeng Krachan National Park
  • Khon San District, Chaiyaphum
  • Khun Chae National Park
  • Mae Moei National Park
  • Mae Wong National Park
  • Nam Nao National Park
  • Pha Daeng National Park
  • Phu Khiao Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Phu Suan Sai National Park
  • Taksin Maharat National Park
  • Tat Mok National Park
  • Tham Sakoen National Park
  • Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary
Range map of Blythipicus pyrrhotis in Thailand