- Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Identification
About 50 cm (19¾ in) Large size should be noticable.
- Long bill, neck and tail
Male
- Pale red cheek patch
- Cream throat
Distribution
Asia, China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Southeast Asia:
Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java and Bali
Widespread in the Oriental mainland and islands.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- M. p. mohun:
- M. p. harterti:
- M. p. pulverulentus:
- Malay Peninsula to Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Balabac and Palawan
Habitat
Moist deciduous and tropical evergreen forests and nearby secondary forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects (ants, termites, beetle larva and bees). Possibly fruit is eaten too.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Slaty Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Slaty_Woodpecker
External Links
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