Buff-rumped Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Meiglyptes tristis

Male
Photo by 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. Black plumage with white bars (finer on the under parts), pale buff rump and fulvous head diagnostic.
Male has red malar stripe.

Distribution

Tenasserim(Myanmar) and the Malay Peninsula to the Greater Sundas.

Female
Photo by Dr Manjeet Singh
F.R.I.M., Sg Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, May 2008

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• M. t. grammithorax:

• Southern Burma and peninsula Thailand to Sumatra, Borneo and adjacent islands

• M. t. tristis:

• Java

Habitat

Broadleaved lowland forest, forest edges and secondary growth.

Behaviour

Usually frequents the canopy ,solitarily or in pairs, some times a family group. Generally unobtrusive. Sometimes forages with mixed species flocks.

Vocalisation

Voice - a rapid trill ki-i-i-i-i-i- and also a single chit in flight.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BF Member observations

• List of references

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

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