Wildlifeof China
White-browed Piculet
Barbets & Woodpeckers
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Sasia ochracea
Basic stats
Diet
Small insects, bark beetles, ants, termites, spiders and other small invertebrates
Habitat
Temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, up to 2,600m; forages in the understorey
Range
Northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh through southern China to Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand
Size
Up to 10cm
The white-browed piculet is a small piculet up to 10cm long, with olive-green upperparts tinged with chestnut, cinnamon or rufous underparts (sometimes yellowish on the flanks), a stubby blackish tail and a green crown. A white streak above and immediately behind the eye is surrounded by a ring of bare pinkish skin. It is found at altitudes up to 2,600m (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its range extends from northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh through southern China to Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. It forages in the understorey not far above the ground, pecking and probing with its sharp bill for small insects, bark beetles, ants, termites, spiders and other small invertebrates, often in pairs (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the White-browed Piculet eat?
- Small insects, bark beetles, ants, termites, spiders and other small invertebrates
- What habitat does the White-browed Piculet live in?
- Temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, up to 2,600m; forages in the understorey
- Where is the White-browed Piculet found?
- Northern India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh through southern China to Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand
- How big is the White-browed Piculet?
- Up to 10cm