The colorful world of Vietnamese woodpeckers

In the bird world, the Woodpecker family (Picidae) includes birds with a variety of feathers, which have the habit of sticking along the trunks of trees in search of insects. Let’s take a look at the typical woodpecker species in Vietnam.

The small red-bellied woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus) is 19-23 cm long, is a rare to relatively common settler in the South Central region, and rarely winters in the Northwest and Northeast. They live in pine forests, mixed evergreen broadleaf forests, sometimes in deciduous forests. Photo: eBird. The yellow-crowned green woodpecker (Picus flavinucha) is 31-35 cm long, is a relatively common resident species throughout the country (Tam Dao National Park, Ba Vi, Cuc Phuong, Bach Ma, Chu Yang Sin, Cat Tien, Bidoup Nui). Mrs.). They live in evergreen deciduous forests, deciduous forests, native pine forests. Photo: eBird. The striped-bellied green woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus), 27-30 cm long, is an uncommon species in the South Central and South Vietnam (Yok Don National Park). They live in dry deciduous forests, trees in open areas. Photo: eBird. The black-crowned green woodpecker (Picus canus) is 30-34 cm long, an uncommon to relatively common settler species in the whole country (except for the North Central region). They live in open forest areas, more common in deciduous forests and natural pine forests. Photo: eBird. Small black-fronted woodpecker (Dendrocopos darjellensis) 23-25cm long, is a rare to uncommon settler species in the North of the Northwest (Hoang Lien Sa Pa National Park). They live in evergreen deciduous forests in the high mountains. Photo: eBird. The white-bellied black woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis) is 37-43 cm long, a rare to relatively common resident species in the Northwest, Central, South Central and South Vietnam (Hoang Lien Sa Pa National Park, Cat Tien). They live in evergreen deciduous forests, deciduous forests, sometimes in coniferous forests, mangrove forests. Photo: eBird. The great yellow woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus) is 29-32 cm long, is a relatively common resident species throughout the country (Tam Dao National Park, Ba Vi, Cuc Phuong, Bach Ma, Chu Yang Sin, Cat Tien, Bidoup Nui Ba). ). They live in evergreen deciduous forests, deciduous forests, forest edges, mangrove forests, perennial plantations. Photo: eBird. The red-necked brown woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis), 26-29 cm long, is a common settler throughout the country. They live in evergreen, semi-evergreen deciduous forests, sometimes in mixed deciduous forests. Photo: eBird. White-throated black woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) 15-17 cm long, is an uncommon species in the South Central and South Vietnam (Cat Tien National Park, Yok Don). They live in dry deciduous forests, evergreen deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests, and bamboo forests. Photo: eBird. White-browed dwarf woodpecker (Sasia ochracea) 8-10 cm long, is a relatively common species in the whole country (Tam Dao, Cuc Phuong, Vu Quang, Bach Ma, Cat Tien National Parks). They live in primary forest, evergreen forest, bamboo forest. Photo: eBird. Invite readers to watch the video: Preserving Cat Ba langur species in danger of extinction | VTV4.