- Meiglyptes tristis
Identification
Size-7.5 inches (19cm). Small woodpecker with short black bill and a slight nuchal crest.
- Upperside plumage with black ground colour densely barred whitish, more or less finely.
- Head and upper chest buff finely barred blackish everywhere
- Underparts blackish, barred whitish on flanks and upper chest
- rump pale buff to whitish
Male has red malar stripe
Distribution
Asia: Indonesia: only found in Java.
Taxonomy
Zebra Woodpecker was formerly included in Buff-rumped Woodpecker.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Broadleaved lowland forest and secondary growth including coastal and swampy areas; Seems to prefer edges and less compact areas in the forest. Mostly in lowland, may occur into hills of 1100 m asl.
Behaviour
Seems to use gleaning, probably capturing ants and similar smaller invertebrates, but more information is needed.
Vocalisation
A soft rattle which may last >2 seconds or sharper sounds given singly or as doublets.
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, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. 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/
- Limparungpatthanakij , W. L. (2023). Zebra Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.burwoo3.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Zebra Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zebra_Woodpecker
External Links
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