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'''Alternative name: Philippine Woodpecker'''
 
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==Taxonomy==
 
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Three subspecies recognized:
 
Three subspecies recognized:
* ''D. m. validirostris'' on Catanduanes, Lubang, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro
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* ''Y. m. validirostris'' on Catanduanes, Lubang, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro
* ''D. m maculatus'' on Sibuyan, Cebu, Guimaras, Negros, Panay and Gigantes
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* ''Y. m maculatus'' on Sibuyan, Cebu, Guimaras, Negros, Panay and Gigantes
* ''D. m fulvifasciatus'' on Samar, Calicoan, Leyte, Bohol, Basilan, Mindanao and Dinagat
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* ''Y. m fulvifasciatus'' on Samar, Calicoan, Leyte, Bohol, Basilan, Mindanao and Dinagat
 
[[Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker]] was formerly considered conspecific.<br />
 
[[Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker]] was formerly considered conspecific.<br />
Placed in genus ''[[:Category:Yungipicus|Yungipicus]]'' by Gill and Donsker.
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==Habitat==
 
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Forests and mixed cultivation.
 
Forests and mixed cultivation.
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They are found singly, in pairs or joining mixed species flocks. Call is a loud, stuttering trill lasting about 2.3 seconds, slightly descending and repeated irregularly.  Also gives a single note, and drums while foraging.
 
They are found singly, in pairs or joining mixed species flocks. Call is a loud, stuttering trill lasting about 2.3 seconds, slightly descending and repeated irregularly.  Also gives a single note, and drums while foraging.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Photo © by Romy Ocon
Subic Bay rainforest, Olongapo City, Philippines, 5 April 2005

Alternative name: Philippine Woodpecker

Yungipicus maculatus

Dendrocopos maculatus

Identification

This small woodpecker is found creeping up the sides of trees.

Distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy

Three subspecies recognized:

  • Y. m. validirostris on Catanduanes, Lubang, Luzon, Marinduque, Mindoro
  • Y. m maculatus on Sibuyan, Cebu, Guimaras, Negros, Panay and Gigantes
  • Y. m fulvifasciatus on Samar, Calicoan, Leyte, Bohol, Basilan, Mindanao and Dinagat

Sulu Pygmy Woodpecker was formerly considered conspecific.

Habitat

Forests and mixed cultivation.

Behaviour

They are found singly, in pairs or joining mixed species flocks. Call is a loud, stuttering trill lasting about 2.3 seconds, slightly descending and repeated irregularly. Also gives a single note, and drums while foraging.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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