Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Woodpeckers and Allies :: Gray-faced Woodpecker

Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1788)
Alternate common name(s): Grey-faced Woodpecker, Grey-headed Woodpecker, Gray-headed Woodpecker, Grey-headed Green Woodpecker, Gray-headed Green Woodpecker, Black-naped Woodpecker, Black-naped Green Woodpecker, Tibetan Black-naped Green Woodpecker, Assam Black-naped Green Woodpecker, Ashy Woodpecker
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Sarospatak, Hungary - Aug 11, 2002 © Max Andrews  Sarospatak, Hungary - Aug 11, 2002 © Max Andrews  Pohja, Finland - Apr, 1997 © Esa Ervasti  Pohja, Finland - Apr, 1997 © Esa Ervasti  Pohja, Finland - Apr, 1997 © Esa Ervasti 
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Range

Temperate Europe and Asia s. to se. Asia and Sumatra;
(1) S. Scandinavia (Norway) through continental Europe (Borzsony, Hungary) and across c. Russia and Siberia to n. Mongolia.
(2) Ne. Asia in Korea and n. Japan (Hokkaido).
(3) W. China.
(4) E. China.
(5) Se. China and n. Vietnam.
(6) Taiwan and Hainan Is.
(7) S. Chins (Yunnan).
(8) Nw. Himalayas.
(9) E. Nepal to Indochina.
(10) Malaysia (Burma?).
(11) Sumatra.
S. Tibet and n. India.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dutch Birding Association
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Pintails Home (Kim Hyun-Tae)
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Biological Research Information Center, BRIC of Korea

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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