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Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker / Yungipicus moluccensis LC

  • Synonyms Brown-capped Woodpecker (Sunda), Brown-capped Woodpecker, Sunda Woodpecker
  • Old latin name for bird Dendrocopos moluccensis, Picus moluccensis, Picoides moluccensis, Picoides mollucensis

Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckerbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Malaysia
  • 2.
    Song, © Colin Trainor
    Indonesia
  • 3.
    Call, © Ding Li Yong
    Malaysia
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Call, © Lim Ying Hien
    Malaysia
  • 6.
    Adult, call, sex uncertain, © Ding Li Yong
    Singapore
  • 7.
    Song, © Yeo SB
    Singapore
  • 8.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Indonesia
  • 9.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    Malaysia
  • 10.
    Call, © Todd Mark
    Indonesia
  • 11.
    ?, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker
Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker

Where to see Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion Malay Pen., Greater and Lesser Sundas

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Yungipicus moluccensis grandisLombok to Alor (w, c Lesser Sundas)-No
Yungipicus moluccensis moluccensisMalay Pen. to Borneo, Sumatra, Riau Is. (e of c Sumatra), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra), Java and Bali-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanpicot garser indonesi, Picot garser de les Moluques
Chinese褐头斑啄木鸟, 褐头啄木鸟, 巽他啄木鸟
Chinese (Traditional)巽他啄木鳥, 巽他斑啄木, 褐頭啄木鳥, 褐頭斑啄木鳥
Croatiansmeđokapi djetlić
Czechstrakapoud nejmenší, strakapoud sundský
DanishSunda Flagspætte, Sundaflagspætte
DutchBruinkapspecht
EsperantoSunda buntpego
Estoniandžungli-kirjurähn
Finnishruskolakkitikka
FrenchPic nain, Pic nain (moluccensis)
GermanBraunscheitelspecht
IndonesianCaladi tilik, Burung Caladi Titik
ItalianPicchio della Sonda
Japaneseマレーコゲラ
Lithuanianmalaizinis margasis genys
MalayBurung Belatuk Belacan, Burung Belatuk Kecil Kepala Coklat, Burung Belatok Belacan Kecil
Norwegiansundaspett
Norwegian NynorskSundaspett
Polishdzięcioł orientalny
Portuguesepiquinho-da-sunda, pica-pau-das-sundas
RussianЗондский острокрылый дятел, Малайзийский дятел
SerbianSundski detlić
Slovakďateľ ostrokrídly
SpanishPico de la Sonda
Swedishsundaspett
Thaiนกหัวขวานด่างแคระปักษ์ใต้
TurkishSunda Ağaçkakanı
Ukrainianдятел малазійський