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- Micropternus brachyurus
Identification
Size-25cm
Medium size with short nuchal crest and short black bill together with rufous plumage marked with black bars on upperparts diagnostic.
Male has red cheek patch.
Distribution
The Indian subcontinent and southern China through South-East Asia to Greater Sundas.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the genus Celeus.
Subspecies
There are 10 subspecies[1]:
- M. b. humei:
- M. b. jerdonii:
- M. b. phaioceps:
- M. b. fokiensis:
- M. b. holroydi:
- Hainan Island (southern China)
- M. b. williamsoni:
- Southern and southernwestern Thailand
- M. b. annamensis:
- M. b. badius:
- Malay Peninsula south to Sumatra, including Nias Island, Bangka and Belitung
- M. b. brachyurus:
- M. b. badiosus:
- Borneo and North Natuna Islands
Habitat
Forests,the forest edges,scrubs,plantations and gardens.
Behaviour
Frequents the canopy and middle story. Generally unobtrusive, sometimes very vocal. Excavates nest cavity in the nest of tree ants and its diet also includes ants.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum Member Observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous_Woodpecker
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
