Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Bamboo Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Gecinulus grantia, Pale-headed woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Family and genus: Order Vulpecula, Family Woodpeckers, Genus *Bambusa*
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 25 centimeters
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The distribution range of the Bamboo Woodpecker includes India, China, the Philippines, and the Greater Sunda.
In China, it is distributed in western Yunnan, western Hubei, central and northwestern Fujian, and northern Guangdong.
Appearance
A medium-sized (25 cm) reddish-brown woodpecker with a pale buff head. Its distinguishing feature is its pure reddish-brown upperparts. It differs from the Yellow-billed Chestnut Woodpecker in having fewer black horizontal stripes on its upperparts. The male has a red crown. The subspecies *indochinensis* has an olive-golden head, olive-yellowish-green upperparts, a black tail with an olive base, and olive-brown underparts; the male has a scarlet crown and nape. The subspecies *viridanus* has a pale buff head and olive-green upperparts. Its iris is brown; bill is bluish-white; legs are olive.
Detailed introduction
The Pale-headed woodpecker, scientifically known as Gecinulus grantia, has unknown habits.
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