Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Black-headed Green Woodpecker
- Scientific name: Picus erythropygius, Black-headed woodpecker
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Classification: Order Versiformes, Family Woodpeckers, Genus *Leptochloa*
Vital signs data
- Body length: No verification information available.
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Black-headed Green Woodpecker is distributed in the Indochina Peninsula and the southeastern coastal areas of China, including Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, as well as the southeastern coastal areas of China, Hong Kong, and Hainan Island.
Appearance
It has a large head but a relatively long neck; a strong, straight, chisel-shaped beak; a long, retractable tongue with short hooks at the tip; relatively short legs with three or four toes; and a flat or wedge-shaped tail with stiff, flexible feathers that support the body when pecking.
Detailed introduction
The Black-headed Woodpecker, scientifically known as *Picus erythropygius*, has unknown habits.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, version 3.1, 2009.
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