Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Family: Woodpeckers · Status: Uncommon resident · Size: 25.5–27 cm · Conservation: Least Concern
Resident across the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.
Male has mostly red upperparts with lightly scaled olive mantle, yellow nape, red-rufous ear-coverts, barred underparts and rufous wash on throat and breast. Female resembles male but has significantly less yellow on nape, duller face, and white-speckled ear-coverts. Juvenile has less red on face, duller mantle with less defined scales and fainter bars on underparts.
Forest, forest edge, secondary growth, gardens and parks.