White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea) [XC506104]
by Langur Eco Travels, bhutanbirdingtours.com from Lingmethang, Mongar, Laos (song)
White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea) [XC775931]
by Bram Piot from Chongzuo, Guangxi, China (song)
Subspecies
Subspecies hasbroucki, described from southern Myanmar and southern Thailand, is synonymous with reichenowi. Birds from southern Assam, Bangladesh and south-western Myanmar sometimes separated as subspecies querulivox on basis of paler coloration, but this matched by individuals from south-eastern Asia.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
ochracea Hodgson, 1836 - Northern India (northern Uttar Pradesh) and central Nepal east to northern and central Thailand and Vietnam.
kinneari Stresemann, 1929 - Extreme northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and adjacent southern China (Yunnan, Guangxi).
reichenowi Hesse, 1911 - Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim) and south-western Thailand south to Isthmus of Kra.