Birds of the World

Picidae : Woodpeckers

Indian Pygmy Woodpecker

Picoides nanus

Goa, India - December 2004

Indian Pygmy Woodpecker, which is also commonly known as Brown-headed Pygmy Woodpecker, formerly belonged to the Dendrocopos genus but molecular studies have shown that it should more properly be associated with the Picoides woodpeckers.