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[[Image:Banded_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />Bukit Timah Hill, [[Singapore]], January 2006]] | [[Image:Banded_Woodpecker.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />Bukit Timah Hill, [[Singapore]], January 2006]] | ||
− | ;[[:Category: | + | ;[[:Category:Chrysophlegma|Chrysophlegma]] miniaceus |
+ | ''Picus miniaceus'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Red crest with yellow tip, red wings, dull greenish mantle with pale wavy barrings together with chestnut underparts marked with whitish barrings diagnostic.<br /> | Red crest with yellow tip, red wings, dull greenish mantle with pale wavy barrings together with chestnut underparts marked with whitish barrings diagnostic.<br /> | ||
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South-east [[Asia]]: found in Tenasserim ([[Myanmar]]), [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Java]], [[Sumatra]], and [[Borneo]]. | South-east [[Asia]]: found in Tenasserim ([[Myanmar]]), [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Java]], [[Sumatra]], and [[Borneo]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | The scientific name is sometimes spelled as ''mineaceus'' instead ''miniaceus''. This species | + | The scientific name is sometimes spelled as ''mineaceus'' instead ''miniaceus''. This species has in the past been placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Picus|Picus]]''. |
[[Image:Banded_Woodpecker,_female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|kampang|kampang}}<br /> [[Singapore]], February 2007]] | [[Image:Banded_Woodpecker,_female.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|kampang|kampang}}<br /> [[Singapore]], February 2007]] | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. m. perlutus'': | *''P. m. perlutus'': | ||
− | :*Southern [[ | + | :*Southern [[Myanmar]] and peninsular [[Thailand]] |
*''P. m. malaccensis'': | *''P. m. malaccensis'': | ||
:*[[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]], Bangka and Belitung islands | :*[[Malay Peninsula]], [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]], Bangka and Belitung islands | ||
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Forests and forests edges, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations. | Forests and forests edges, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | Usually frequents the middle and lower storeys in pairs or small groups.Forages largely among vines and rotting wood. | + | Usually frequents the middle and lower storeys in pairs or small groups. Forages largely among vines and rotting wood. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
Short strident ''pi-eew'' on a falling tone. | Short strident ''pi-eew'' on a falling tone. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|"Banded Woodpecker"}} |
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chrysophlegma]] |
Revision as of 01:09, 2 September 2021
- Chrysophlegma miniaceus
Picus miniaceus
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.
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in Tenasserim (Myanmar), Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Taxonomy
The scientific name is sometimes spelled as mineaceus instead miniaceus. This species has in the past been placed in the genus Picus.
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- P. m. perlutus:
- P. m. malaccensis:
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka and Belitung islands
- P. m. niasensis:
- Nias Island (off north-western Sumatra)
- P. m. miniaceus:
Habitat
Forests and forests edges, mangroves, coastal scrub, plantations.
Behaviour
Usually frequents the middle and lower storeys in pairs or small groups. Forages largely among vines and rotting wood.
Vocalisation
Short strident pi-eew on a falling tone.
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/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banded Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banded_Woodpecker