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Bay Woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis (Hodgson, BH 1837)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Marc Anderson 2016-03-05 Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park (Doi Lang East), Thailand (Thailand) (1800 m) song -

bird-seen:no

 306956
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Dhruva Punde 2026-05-04 , West Kameng (former) (India)   -   657527638
macaulaylibrary.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Sam Hambly 2024-12-16 Khlong Nam Lai, Khlong Lan District, Kamphaeng Phet, Klong Lan (Thailand) (1200 m) call - [sono] 955745
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Jelle Scharringa 2014-03-02 KM21, Doi Angkhang, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai (Thailand) (1750 m) call, long call included -

2 birds chasing each other. Evergreen forest slope, below km 21, northeast of Ban Luang , at 1750m. Dusk

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 619105
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Ross Gallardy 2015-02-02 Kaeng Krachan National Park, Panoenthung Campsite, Km 30-32, Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi (Thailand) (950 m) call, rattle -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 295043
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis hainanus Lars Lachmann 2018-12-07 Jianfengling, Hainan, Hainan (China) (1000 m) call -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 446811
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Marc Anderson 2012-10-24 Fraser's Hill, Pahang, Fraser's Hill, Pahang (Malaysia) (1200 m) song -

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 146207
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis David Edwards 2010-05-00 Mang Den, Vietnam (Vietnam) (1250 m) calls (A) -   92646
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis sinensis Geoff Carey 2019-10-21 Pak Sha O, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, Tai Po (Hong Kong) (70 m) song -

Evergreen broadleaf secondary forest. Normalised, 8dB NR, 12dB HP 600Hz.

 862766
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Sam Hambly 2024-12-16 , Kamphaeng Phet (Thailand)   -   627686181
macaulaylibrary.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Feather V 2025-05-10 Dayanghu Wetlands PNR, Lishui, Zhejiang, Lishui (China) (1200 m) call - [sono] 997211
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis sinensis Albert Lastukhin 2026-05-01 Hang Zhou Shi, Zhe Jiang Sheng, Hangzhou (China) (100 m) call - [also] [sono] 1138399
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Daniel Winzeler 2025-06-04 , Sichuan (China)   -   637021226
macaulaylibrary.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Greg Irving 2021-03-25 KM34.5 Ridge Fork, Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai (Thailand) (1600 m) call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 639697
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Wai Loon Wong 2023-05-31 Gunung Brinchang, Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Cameron Highlands (Malaysia) (2000 m) alarm call - [sono] 805702
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis pyrrhotis Barry Edmonston 2017-01-10 Mindat, Chin State, Chin (Myanmar) (2700 m) call -

This recording has the calls of two Bay Woodpeckers. The louder one is about 10 meters directly above in a tree. The other is in a different tree about 25 meters away. The recording ends when the woodpecker above flies away and the more distant woodpecker calls as it flies away in the same direction as the first.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 379651
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis JJSUN 2025-12-16 墨脱80K, Linzhi, Tibet, Nyingtri (China) (2300 m) call - [sono] 1082778
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis pyrrhotis Frank Lambert 2013-04-11 Mishmi, rd up to Muyudia c1500-1700m, Arunachal Pradesh, Lower Dibang Valley (former) (India) (1500 m) song -

Single 'song' phrase

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 157698
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Jay McGowan 2025-04-22 , Mongar (Bhutan)   -   639180846
macaulaylibrary.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Peter Ericsson 2015-02-06 KM 16-18, Kaengkrachan NP, Phetchaburi (Thailand) (380 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

 213307
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Andrew Spencer 2022-01-11 Phawngpui National Park — Far Pak to first ridge, Saiha, Mizoram, India, Saiha (India)   - Calls from a pair of birds, mostly focused on the female, moving high through tall oak trees in semi-open forest. 422790101
macaulaylibrary.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis pyrrhotis Dibyendu Ash 2018-10-18 Mezoma, Nagaland, Kohima (former) (India) (1800 m) call -

Early morning recorded in KNCTS (above 50 m from parking)

playback-used:no

 440329
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Jelle Scharringa 1988-04-04 Bishop trail. Fraser's Hill (Bukit Fraser), Pahang, Pahang (Malaysia) (1200 m) call, long call included -

Two at nest site in tall, dead tree. The female inside the hole, the male close to the ground.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 619108
xeno-canto.org
Bay Woodpecker - Blythipicus pyrrhotis Toby Trung 2023-07-19 Mã Đà, Vĩnh Cửu District, Dong Nai, Vĩnh Cửu (Vietnam) (70 m) call, song - [sono] 856766
xeno-canto.org
Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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