Pale-headed Woodpecker

The pale-headed woodpecker (Gecinulus grantia) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is a bamboo specialist, and a montane bird. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2017 found that the pale-headed woodpecker was embedded within the genus Dinopium and was a sister species to the olive-backed woodpecker (Dinopium rafflesii). (Wikipedia, general species account).

Woodpeckers use stiff tail feathers and grasping feet for support on trunks and branches. Their strong bills probe, chip or hammer into wood and bark for invertebrate prey, and many also take fruit or other plant foods. They normally excavate a tree cavity for nesting. These are family-level traits; the species account above should guide identification and habitat expectations (general Picidae ecology).