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Kannan A
Singapore

07/23/2022
06:00 pm

Equipment Details:

Nikon Coolpix P900

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Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Scientific Name: Yungipicus moluccensis

Range:
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Borneo, Greater and Lesser Sundas

Size: 12.5-13 cm

Identification:
Male has brownish crown and ear-covers, well defined submoustachial stripe, red streak on side of hindcrown, white-barred brownish upperside and dark streaked underparts. Female resembles male but lacks the red streak. Juvenile is duller overall and has less distinct streaks.

Saw one young bird and managed to take a picture of it just near a tree outside my flat.

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