C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Piciformes Picidae

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus canicapillus

CIOC 3831

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Yungipicus canicapillus

Piciformes · Picidae

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus).

ATK72

DEF47

3750 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 14–16 cm
Body Mass: 25.8 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 72

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 72).

DEF 47

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 47).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Oriental & Palearctic: Eastern Asia to Northern India & Sumatra and Borneo Habitat: Forest & Woodland

11 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi
se Siberia, Manchuria (ne China) and Korean Pen.
Yungipicus canicapillus scintilliceps
e China
Yungipicus canicapillus kaleensis
c, wc, s China and Taiwan
Yungipicus canicapillus swinhoei
Hainan I. (off s China)
Yungipicus canicapillus mitchellii
n Pakistan and nw India to Nepal
Yungipicus canicapillus semicoronatus
e Nepal to ne India
Yungipicus canicapillus canicapillus
Bangladesh and ne India through s Myanmar to Thailand and Laos
Yungipicus canicapillus delacouri
se Thailand, Cambodia and s Vietnam
Yungipicus canicapillus auritus
sw Thailand and the Malay Pen.
Yungipicus canicapillus volzi
Sumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra) and Riau Is. (e of c Sumatra)
Yungipicus canicapillus aurantiiventris
Borneo