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title: "Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker"
description: "Yungipicus canicapillus — Birds. The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gray-capped-pygmy-woodpecker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

> Yungipicus canicapillus — Birds. The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae).

- Scientific name: *Yungipicus canicapillus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 3918
- Wikidata: [Q39277](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39277)
- iNaturalist taxon: [792951](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/792951)

## Names

- en: Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- de: Grauscheitelspecht
- es: Carpintero pigmeo de cabeza gris
- fr: Pic à coiffe grise
- it: Dendrocopos canicapillus
- nl: Dendrocopos canicapillus
- pt: Dendrocopos canicapillus
- pl: Dendrocopos canicapillus

## Countries with the most observations

TW (1491), CN (1102), TH (253), IN (237), KR (136), VN (90), MY (66), NP (58), KH (26), BT (16), RU (16), BD (14)

## Summary

The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It has a subspecies, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.

This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown (with a red nape in males), strong black eyestripes, and thin dark malar stripes contrast…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-capped_pygmy_woodpecker

## Photo

![Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gray-capped-pygmy-woodpecker/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/337848901

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gray-capped-pygmy-woodpecker?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).