Orange-backed Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo by darwin1601
Gunung Leuser NP, Sumatra

Reinwardtipicus validu

Identification

Size : 30cm (11¾ in), a tall crested woodpecker

• Yellowish bill

Male

• Blackish upperparts
• Chestnut wingbars
• Pale line running down upperparts from nape to rump
• Red crown and crest
• Red underparts and orange line running down back
  

Female

• Dark brown crown and crest,
• Greyish brown underparts
• Whitish line running down back

Distribution

Female
Photo by darwin1601
Gunung Leuser NP, Sumatra

Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sundas.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• R. v. xanthopygius:

• Extreme southern Thailand to Sumatra, Borneo, Riau Archipelago, northern Natuna Island

• R. v. validus:

• Java

Habitat

Forests, forest edges, coastal scrubs and plantations.

Behaviour

They live in pairs and family parties.

Diet

Their diet consists of beetles larvae, termites, caterpillars, ants and other insects.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Oct 2017)
3. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Orange-backed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Orange-backed_Woodpecker

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