Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker (Picoides ramsayi)

Other Scientific Names
Picoides ramsayi [BirdLife International (2000)]

Family
Picidae (Woodpeckers)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hargitt, 1881)

Habitat
Forest clearings, forest edge, mangroves and cultivated areas, in addition to primary forest. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (B).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and mining is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus ramsayi) [XC81136]
by id from Lubbuk, Tawi Tawi, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Picoides maculatus).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Similar to Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Picoides maculatus) though louder and lower in pitch, a staccato 'kikikikikikikiki' rising at the start.

References
See References.

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