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Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis) — Woodpeckers & Toucans of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis) is a member of the Picidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 34.3 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Piciformes
- Family Picidae Woodpeckers
- Genus Leiopicus
- Species mahrattensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 34.3 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Picidae
- Order
- Piciformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis) belongs to the Picidae family of the order Piciformes. It occurs naturally across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR widespread.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 34.3 g, with a wing length of about 9.9 cm and a tail of around 5.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 2.8 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker?
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker is a small bird that weighs around 34.3 g.
Where does the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker live?
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker belong to?
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis) belongs to the Picidae family, in the order Piciformes.
What does the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker eat?
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker migrate?
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker's range?
The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker has a mapped global range of about 2.8 million km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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Guides for this bird
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