Buff-rumped Woodpecker

Scientific Name: Meiglyptes tristis
Malay Name: Belatuk-Batu Biasa
Chinese Name: 黄腰斑啄木鸟

Range:
Found from the Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: grammithorax, tristis.

Local Subspecies: grammithorax

Size: 17 cm

Identification:
A densely barred woodpecker with a slight nuchal crest and whitish-buff rump. Female has no red submoustachial.

Habitat: Forest, forest edge, secondary growth and other suitable wooded area.

Behaviour/Ecology: Usually forages at the canopy level and generally unobtrusive.

Local Status: Very rare non breeding visitor

Conservation Status: Endangered (BirdLife International 2016)

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Past accepted records in our database:

Buff-rumped Woodpecker at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Con Foley

Buff-rumped Woodpecker at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Alan Ng

Buff-rumped Woodpecker at Pulau Ubin. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Buff-rumped Woodpecker at Pulau Ubin. Photo credit: Francis Yap

Buff-rumped Woodpecker at Panti Forest. Photo Credit: Con Foley