Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus maculatus) [XC858100]
by Frank Lambert from Panan private resort, Philippines (song)
Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus maculatus) [XC68129]
by Romeo B. Galang, Jr from Negros; Mt. Canlaon, Philippines (call)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Sulawesi Woodpecker (Picoides temminckii). Distinctive subspecies ramsayi may be a separate species, perhaps even derived from Sulawesi Woodpecker (Picoides temminckii), on basis of plumage and vocal differences. Other named subspecies are menagei (Sibuyan), leytensis (Samar, Calicoan, Leyte, Bohol), apo (Mt Apo, on Mindanao) and siasiensis (Siasi I, in Sulus), all considered insufficiently distinct.
The following 4 subspecies are recognised:
validirostris (Blyth, 1849) - Luzon, Lubang, Marinduque, Mindoro and Catanduanes.
ramsayi (Hargitt, 1881) - Sulu Arch. (Bongao, Jolo, Tawitawi, Sanga Sanga and Sibutu). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker (Picoides ramsayi).