Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I met this species in a cultivated garden. Both the male & female were out foraging, busily pecking at tree trunks, while extracting grubs from underneath the bark.
This little woodpecker reminded me instantly of the Singapore resident Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker. Indeed, both are close cousins of the same genus (Yungipicus). Appearance & size wise at just 15 cm, both species closely resemble each other, except that the male Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker has a prominent bright red patch over its nape, whereas the male Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker has an inconspicuous red streak on its hind crown. The females of both species are virtually similar.
This species is endemic to Sulawesi.
#birds #sulawesi #wildlife #nature
I met this species in a cultivated garden. Both the male & female were out foraging, busily pecking at tree trunks, while extracting grubs from underneath the bark.
This little woodpecker reminded me instantly of the Singapore resident Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker. Indeed, both are close cousins of the same genus (Yungipicus). Appearance & size wise at just 15 cm, both species closely resemble each other, except that the male Sulawesi Pygmy Woodpecker has a prominent bright red patch over its nape, whereas the male Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker has an inconspicuous red streak on its hind crown. The females of both species are virtually similar.
This species is endemic to Sulawesi.
#birds #sulawesi #wildlife #nature
