White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea)

Other Names (World)
White-browed Piculet, Himalayan Rufous Piculet (ochracea), Burmese Rufous Piculet (reichenowi)

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
8 - 9.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hodgson, 1836

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 250 - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Cambodia (B), India (B), Laos (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea) [XC200745]
by Greg Irving from Khlong Suan, Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Suratthani Province, Vietnam (drumming)

White-browed Piculet (Sasia ochracea) [XC35564]
by David Edwards from Tam Dao, India (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.

References
See References.

Files:

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