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| − | + | [[Image:Buff-rumped_Woodpeckera.jpg|thumb|550px|right|'''Male'''<br />Photo © by the late | |
| − | [[Image:Buff- | + | [https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/users/dr-manjeet-singh.21146/ Dr Manjeet Singh]<br />F.R.I.M., Sg Buloh,Selangor, [[Malaysia]], April 2008]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Meiglyptes|Meiglyptes]] grammithorax | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Photo | + | [[Image:Buff-rumped_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|350px|right|'''Female'''<br />Photo © by the late |
| + | [https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/users/dr-manjeet-singh.21146/ Dr Manjeet Singh]<br />F.R.I.M., Sg Buloh, Selangor, [[Malaysia]], May 2008]] | ||
| + | Size-7.5 inches (19cm). Small woodpecker with short black bill and a slight [[Dictionary_M-O#N|nuchal]] crest. | ||
| + | *Upperside plumage with black ground colour densely barred whitish, more or less finely. | ||
| + | *Head and upper chest buff finely barred blackish | ||
| + | **[[Topography#Heads|Lores]] to eye usually unbarred | ||
| + | *Underparts blackish, with fine whitish barring on breast, while flanks and most of abdomen more coarsely barred buff and blackish | ||
| + | *Rump buff to yellowish | ||
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| + | '''Male''' has red [[Topography#Heads|malar]] stripe | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Tenasserim (Southern [[Myanmar]]) and peninsular [[Thailand]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and adjacent islands. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Zebra Woodpecker]] was formerly included in [[Buff-rumped Woodpecker]]. | ||
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| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species[[#References|[1]]]. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:Buff-rumped Woodpecker by M Kwan.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Behavior: pair attacking an ants's nest<br />Photo © by {{user|M+Kwan|M Kwan}}<br />Sepilok, Sabah, [[Borneo]] ]] | ||
| + | Broadleaved lowland forest, forest edges and secondary growth; mostly in lowland, may occur into hills of 1100-1300 m [[Dictionary_A-C#A|asl]]. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Usually frequents the canopy to mid story, solitarily or in pairs, sometimes as a family group. Generally unobtrusive. Sometimes forages with mixed species flocks. | ||
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| + | Seems to prefer ants and termites but also eats other small invertebrates. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Voice - a rapid trill ''ki-i-i-i-i-i-'' and also a single ''chit'' in flight. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#BirdForum Member observations | ||
| + | #Limparungpatthanakij , W. L. (2023). Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes grammithorax), version 2.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.burwoo1.02.1 | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Meiglyptes grammithorax" {{!}} "Buff-rumped Woodpecker"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Meiglyptes]] |
Latest revision as of 00:09, 16 August 2024
- Meiglyptes grammithorax
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
- Lores to eye usually unbarred
- Underparts blackish, with fine whitish barring on breast, while flanks and most of abdomen more coarsely barred buff and blackish
- Rump buff to yellowish
Male has red malar stripe
Distribution
Tenasserim (Southern Myanmar) and peninsular Thailand to Sumatra, Borneo and adjacent islands.
Taxonomy
Zebra Woodpecker was formerly included in Buff-rumped Woodpecker.
Subspecies
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Broadleaved lowland forest, forest edges and secondary growth; mostly in lowland, may occur into hills of 1100-1300 m asl.
Behaviour
Usually frequents the canopy to mid story, solitarily or in pairs, sometimes as a family group. Generally unobtrusive. Sometimes forages with mixed species flocks.
Seems to prefer ants and termites but also eats other small invertebrates.
Vocalisation
Voice - a rapid trill ki-i-i-i-i-i- and also a single chit in flight.
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/
- BirdForum Member observations
- Limparungpatthanakij , W. L. (2023). Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes grammithorax), version 2.1. In Birds of the World (N. D. Sly, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.burwoo1.02.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Buff-rumped Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-rumped_Woodpecker
External Links
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