Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker
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| Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Picidae |
| Genus: | Dendrocopos |
| Species: | D. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendrocopos maculatus (Scopoli, 1786) |
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The Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos maculatus), also known as the Philippine Woodpecker, is a species of bird in the woodpecker family (Picidae). Its local name in Kapampangan is Anluage.
[edit] Taxonomy
Formerly the taxon included the Sulu Woodpecker (D. ramsayi), which is now treated as distinct. These two and the Sulawesi Woodpecker (D. temminckii) appear to form a superspecies. It marks the southeastern extent of the large D. moluccensis group, the major radiation of Dendrocopos in eastern Asia.
[edit] Distribution and habitat
The woodpecker is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Dendrocopos maculatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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