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[[Image:Buff-rumped_Woodpeckera.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male (sub)species ''grammithorax''.<br />Photo &copy; by the late
 
[[Image:Buff-rumped_Woodpeckera.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male (sub)species ''grammithorax''.<br />Photo &copy; 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]], April 2008]]
 
[https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/users/dr-manjeet-singh.21146/ Dr Manjeet Singh]<br />F.R.I.M., Sg Buloh,Selangor, [[Malaysia]], April 2008]]
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'''Includes: Zebra Woodpecker'''
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
Size-7.5 inches (19cm). Small woodpecker with short black bill and a slight nuchal crest.
 
Size-7.5 inches (19cm). Small woodpecker with short black bill and a slight nuchal crest.
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*plumage with black ground colour densely barred more or less finely buffy or greyish (colour subspecies dependent). Barring finer on the head and upper chest
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*Upperside plumage with black ground colour densely barred whitish, more or less finely.
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*underparts wholly barred or barred on flanks and upper chest (subspecies dependent)
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*Head and upper chest buff finely barred blackish
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*rump pale buff or whitish
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**Lores to eye unbarred
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*Underparts blackish, with fine whitish barring on breast, while flanks and most of abdomen more coarsely barred buff and blackish
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*Rump buff to yellowish
  
 
'''Male''' has red malar stripe
 
'''Male''' has red malar stripe
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Tenasserim([[Myanmar]]) and the [[Malay Peninsula]] to the [[Greater Sundas]].
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Tenasserim (Southern [[Myanmar]]) and peninsular [[Thailand]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and adjacent islands.  
  
 
[[Image:Buff-rumped_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female (sub)species ''grammithorax''<br />Photo &copy; by the late
 
[[Image:Buff-rumped_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female (sub)species ''grammithorax''<br />Photo &copy; 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]]
 
[https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/users/dr-manjeet-singh.21146/ Dr Manjeet Singh]<br />F.R.I.M., Sg Buloh, Selangor, [[Malaysia]], May 2008]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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May be treated as 2 species, in which case subspecies ''grammithorax'' elevated as "Buff-rumped Woodpecker" (strict sense), ''M. grammithorax'', and ''tristis'' as "Zebra Woodpecker", ''M. tristis'' [[#References|[3]]].
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[[Zebra Woodpecker]] was formerly included in [[Buff-rumped Woodpecker]].
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====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
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Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species[[#References|[1]]].
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*''M. t. grammithorax'': "'''Buff-rumped Woodpecker'''". Southern [[Burma]] and peninsula [[Thailand]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and adjacent islands. [Buffy not greyish bars. Loral area and area immediately surrounding the eye often unbarred. Underparts entirely barred.]
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*''M. t. tristis'': "'''Zebra Woodpecker'''". [[Java]]. [Generally darker. Barring greyish or whitish. Underparts without barring except on flanks. Face entirely barred.]
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Broadleaved lowland forest, forest edges and secondary growth.  
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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==
 
==Behaviour==
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Usually frequents the canopy, solitarily or in pairs, sometimes as a family group. Generally unobtrusive. Sometimes forages with mixed species flocks.
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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====
 
====Vocalisation====
 
Voice - a rapid trill ''ki-i-i-i-i-i-'' and also a single ''chit'' in flight.
 
Voice - a rapid trill ''ki-i-i-i-i-i-'' and also a single ''chit'' in flight.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#BF Member observations
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#BirdForum Member observations
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#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
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Meiglyptes grammithorax" {{!}} "Buff-rumped Woodpecker"}}  
 
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Revision as of 20:31, 30 June 2024

Meiglyptes grammithorax
Male (sub)species grammithorax.
Photo © by the late Dr Manjeet Singh
F.R.I.M., Sg Buloh,Selangor, Malaysia, April 2008

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 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.

Female (sub)species grammithorax
Photo © by the late Dr Manjeet Singh
F.R.I.M., Sg Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, May 2008

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

  1. 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/
  2. 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/
  3. BirdForum Member observations
  4. 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

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