Sasia
__NOTOC__ ''Sasia'' is a genus of birds in the family Picidae, that are native to the Old World. They are very small, virtually tailless woodpeckers, with a crombec or nuthatch-like appearance and foraging habits. Their habitat is forest and secondary growth. All three species have a flesh Eye-ring, orbital ring and a rounded (in cross-section) upper mandible. The African species has only eight Flight feather#Rectrices, rectrices but four toes in a Bird feet and legs#Toe arrangements, zygodactyl arrangement (a weak first digit), while the two Asian species have ten rectrices and only three toes (absent first digit, or hallux). In addition the African species differs from the Asian species in plumage colour of the adult, but not at all in plumage pattern, body anatomy or in habits. Their relationship with genus ''Picumnus (bird), Picumnus'' has not been established, and the Picumninae may be either Monophyly, monophyletic or Paraphyly, paraphyletic.Winkler et al., 2014 Species It ...
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Sasia
__NOTOC__ ''Sasia'' is a genus of birds in the family Picidae, that are native to the Old World. They are very small, virtually tailless woodpeckers, with a crombec or nuthatch-like appearance and foraging habits. Their habitat is forest and secondary growth. All three species have a flesh Eye-ring, orbital ring and a rounded (in cross-section) upper mandible. The African species has only eight Flight feather#Rectrices, rectrices but four toes in a Bird feet and legs#Toe arrangements, zygodactyl arrangement (a weak first digit), while the two Asian species have ten rectrices and only three toes (absent first digit, or hallux). In addition the African species differs from the Asian species in plumage colour of the adult, but not at all in plumage pattern, body anatomy or in habits. Their relationship with genus ''Picumnus (bird), Picumnus'' has not been established, and the Picumninae may be either Monophyly, monophyletic or Paraphyly, paraphyletic.Winkler et al., 2014 Species It ...
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