White-browed piculet

White-browed piculet
From Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae
Genus: Sasia
Species: S. ochracea
Binomial name
Sasia ochracea
Hodgson, 1836

The white-browed piculet (Sasia ochracea) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Illustration by John Gould.

This bird utilizes bamboo to make nests and living areas. It uses its feet to pick up broken bamboo, and its beak to tear off bamboo that is partially broken.

Gallery

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.