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Photo by James Eaton
Elephant Ridge Trail, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia, June 2002

Gecinulus rafflesii

Dinopium rafflesii

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas and Sumatra.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• G. r. rafflesii:

• Southern Burma, peninsula Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Bangka Island

• G. r. dulitense:

• Borneo

Habitat

Moist lowland forest, mangrove forest and montanes.

Behaviour

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Olive-backed Woodpecker. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Olive-backed_Woodpecker

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