Wildlifeof China
Bay Woodpecker
Barbets & Woodpeckers
Photo: (c) Rejoice Gassah, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Basic stats
Diet
Ants, termites and wood-boring beetles; occasionally berries
Habitat
Forages 3–4m up on trunks, rotting snags, logs, saplings, vines and bamboo
Range
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
Size
26.5–30cm
The bay woodpecker is a mid-size woodpecker with a body length of 26.5–30cm. Males can be distinguished by a brown crown, a short crest and nape with streaking, and a pale brown forehead; females have a shorter bill than males and a pale head without red on the neck. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam (Wikipedia, general species account).
It does most of its foraging 3–4m up, on trunks, rotting snags, logs, saplings, vines and bamboo. Its diet consists of insects such as ants, termites and wood-boring beetles, with berries occasionally. Birds do not forage near other bay woodpeckers but keep loose contact with their partners (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Bay Woodpecker eat?
- Ants, termites and wood-boring beetles; occasionally berries
- What habitat does the Bay Woodpecker live in?
- Forages 3–4m up on trunks, rotting snags, logs, saplings, vines and bamboo
- Where is the Bay Woodpecker found?
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
- How big is the Bay Woodpecker?
- 26.5–30cm