Buff-rumped Woodpecker

Meiglyptes grammithorax

Family: Woodpeckers · Status: Former resident and very rare visitor · Size: 17 cm · Conservation: Least Concern

Range

Resident across the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

Identification

A cream-coloured woodpecker with dense barring on both upper and underparts, a slight nuchal crest, and whitish-buff rump. Male has a red submoustachial stripe; female lacks this.

Habitat

Forest, forest edge, and secondary growth. Recorded in Singapore at Jelutong Tower, Bidadari, and Pulau Ubin.

Behaviour

Usually forages at the canopy level and generally unobtrusive.