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Picus mineaceus
Photo by jweeyh
Photographed: Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore
Photo by kampang
Female - Location: singapore

Identification

Red crest with yellow tip,red wings,dull greenish mantle with pale wavy barrings together with chestnut underparts marked with whitish barrings diagnostic.Male=Red sides of head...Female=Sides of head brownish with white spots.-voice=short strident pi-eew on a falling tone.

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

Habitat

Forests and forests edges,mangroves,coastal scrub,plantations.

Behaviour

Usualy frequents the middle and lower storeys in pairs or small groups.Forages largely among vines and rotting wood.

Bird Song

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