Sasia abnormis

The brown woodpecker, also known as Sasia annormis or Rufous piculet, has three subspecies.

The brown woodpecker is a resident bird that often moves alone. It often spirals up small tree trunks in small bushes and sometimes, like other sparrows, inhabits small trees and shrubs. Climb along trees to search for food, sometimes also on the ground to search for food. It mainly feeds on ants and various insects, as well as other small animals such as worms.

The breeding period of the brown woodpecker is from April to June. Nest in a tree hole. Each litter lays 3-4 eggs, which are white and oval in shape, with a size of 14-17mm x 12-13mm. Male and female take turns incubating eggs, and chicks mature later.

Listed in the 2012 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1- Least Concerned (LC).

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The male of the brown woodpecker has a golden forehead, a chestnut brown front, and an olive green and brownish brown crown and pillow. The eyebrow lines are white, wide and short, extending from the eyes to the ear feathers. The eyes are dark gray at first, and the facial bristles are black. The head, back neck, and upper back are brownish chestnut colored, and the surface of the back, shoulders, and wings is olive green. The back and shoulders are slightly brown, and the waist is pure brown. The tail is covered with black feathers, the wings are covered with olive green feathers, and the wing edges are brownish white. The primary flight feathers are brown, with white accents on the outer edges, and the secondary flight feathers are also brown. The feather edges are olive yellow, and the inner secondary flight feathers are olive brown. The lower body is covered with dark brown feathers from the chin to the tail, and sometimes the chin is lighter.
The female and male brown woodpecke

The brown woodpecker is distributed within China in the southwest, south, and southeast of Yunnan, as well as in Rongjiang, Guizhou, Xinhua, and Yaoshan in Guangxi; Distributed outside of China in Sikkim, Nepal, Assam, Bangladesh, and Myanmar.
The brown woodpecker mainly inhabits broad-leaved forests, bamboo forests, sparse forests at forest edges, shrubs, and reeds on riverbanks in low mountains and plains below an altitude of 2000m.