Species of Thailand
Grey-and-buff woodpecker
Thai: นกหัวขวานแคระอกเทา, nok hua khwaan khrae ok thao
Binomial name: Hemicircus sordidus, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, 1821
The grey-and-buff woodpecker (Hemicircus sordidus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), Malaysia, southern Myanmar, Singapore, and southern Thailand.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Picidae
- Genus
- Hemicircus
- Species
- Hemicircus sordidus
Common names
- Thai: นกหัวขวานแคระอกเทา, nok hua khwaan khrae ok thao
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Grey-and-buff woodpecker - female
- Bang Lang National Park
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Banthad Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Nam Khang National Park
- Khao Phanom Bencha National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Pu - Khao Ya National Park
- Khao Sok National Park
- San Kala Khiri National Park
- Sirinat National Park
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Thale Ban National Park
- Ton Nga-Chang Wildlife Sanctuary
Range map of Hemicircus sordidus in Thailand
Important note; our range maps are based on limited data we have collected. The data is not necessarily accurate or complete.
Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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