Species of Thailand
Black-headed woodpecker
Thai: นกหัวขวานเขียวตะโพกแดง, nok hua khwaan khiew taphok daeng
Binomial name: Picus erythropygius, Daniel Giraud Elliot, 1865
The black-headed woodpecker (Picus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Picus
- Species
- Picus erythropygius
Common names
- Thai: นกหัวขวานเขียวตะโพกแดง, nok hua khwaan khiew taphok daeng
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Black-headed woodpecker (male)
Black-headed woodpecker (female)
Black-headed woodpecker
- Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Doi Chong National Park
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Yai National Park
- Mae Charim National Park
- Mae Ping National Park
- Mae Wong National Park
- Mueang Tak District, Tak
- Nam Nao National Park
- Namtok Mae Surin National Park
- Namtok Pha Charoen National Park
- Sakaerat Environmental Research Station
- Salak Pra Wildlife Sanctuary
- San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai
- Tha Yang District, Phetchaburi
- Thap Lan National Park
- Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary
Range map of Picus erythropygius in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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