Bamboo Woodpecker - BirdForum Opus

Male
Photo © by robby thai
Thai Prachan National Park, Thailand, June 2017

Gecinulus viridis

Identification

Female
Photo © by wengchun
Selangor, Malaysia, 23 June 2020

25–26 cm (9¾-10¼ in)
Male

• Red crown to nape
• Buffish-brown head (tinged yellow)

Distribution

Asia: found in the lowlands of eastern Burma, adjacent Thailand, northern Laos and Malay Peninsula

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pale-headed Woodpecker (sensu lato) by some authors^[2]

Habitat

Deciduous and evergreen forests with bamboo stands.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of ants.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bamboo Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bamboo_Woodpecker

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