Sulu pygmy woodpecker
The Sulu pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus ramsayi), also known as the Sulu woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Formerly lumped with the Philippine pygmy woodpecker (Y. maculatus), it seems to form a superspecies with this and the Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker (Y. temminckii). Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.
| Sulu pygmy woodpecker | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Yungipicus |
| Species: | Y. ramsayi |
| Binomial name | |
| Yungipicus ramsayi (Hargitt, 1881) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Picoides ramsayi | |
It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Picoides ramsayi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22681052A116896688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22681052A116896688.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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