Bay Woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) [XC290601]
by Albert Lastukhin from Telecom loop. Fraser's Hill (Bukit Fraser), Pahang, Malaysia (rattle)
Bay Woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) [XC295045]
by Mike Dooher from Kaeng Krachan National Park, Panoenthung Campsite, Km 30-32, Phetchaburi, Thailand (call)
Subspecies
Subspecies intergrade in Vietnam. Population in Sichuan possibly a separate subspecies. Further study is needed.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
pyrrhotis (Hodgson, 1837) - Nepal east to south-central China (southern Sichuan, Yunnan), Laos and northern Vietnam.
sinensis (Rickett, 1897) - South-eastern China (Guizhou and Guangxi east to Fujian).
annamensis Kinnear, 1926 - Highlands of southern Vietnam.