Wildlifeof Thailand
Black-headed Woodpecker
Picida
Photo: Photo by and (C)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) · CC BY-SA 2.5 (May be cropped or resized)
Picus erythropygius
Basic stats
Diet
Ants and insects
Habitat
Dry dipterocarp forest
Range
Mainland Southeast Asia
This social green woodpecker has a black head and searches dry forest trees and ground for ants (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Near Threatened (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Black-headed Woodpecker eat?
- Ants and insects
- What habitat does the Black-headed Woodpecker live in?
- Dry dipterocarp forest
- Where is the Black-headed Woodpecker found?
- Mainland Southeast Asia