Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Picidae |
Genus: | Yungipicus |
Species: | Y. temminckii |
Binomial name | |
Yungipicus temminckii (Malherbe, 1849) |
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Synonyms | |
Dendrocopos temminckii |
Dendrocopos temminckii
Picoides temminckii
The Sulawesi pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus temminckii), also known as the Sulawesi woodpecker, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mountains. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.