Order: Micropternus brachyurus
                Family: 
                Woodpeckers
                 (Picidae)
            
            
| Subspecie | Distribution | 
|---|---|
| jerdonii | c and s India, Sri Lanka | 
| humei | nw India to w Nepal | 
| phaioceps | c Nepal and ne India to sw and s China, n and e Thailand and Myanmar | 
| annamensis | Laos, Cambodia and s Vietnam | 
| fokiensis | se China and n Vietnam | 
| holroydi | Hainan I. (off se China) | 
| williamsoni | sw and c Thailand | 
| badius | Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung and Nias Is. | 
| brachyurus | Java | 
| badiosus | Borneo and n Natuna Is. |