User:MeegsC/Articles/Banded woodpecker
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| Species: | C. miniaceum
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The banded woodpecker, Chrysophlegma mineaceus (or Chrysophlegma miniaceus)[1], is a medium-sized woodpecker found in southeastern Asia; it occurs in peninsular Malaysia and Thailand, and on the islands of Borneo Java, and Sumatra.
Taxonomy and etymology
[edit]First described by Thomas Pennant in 1769, the banded woodpecker is one of four species in the genus Chrysophlegma. There are four subspecies:[2]
- C. m. malaccensis, first described by Latham in 1790 is found on the Malay Peninsula and the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung.
- C. m. mineaceus is found in Java.
- C. m. niasensis, first described by Buttikofer in 1896, is found on Nias Island.
- C. m. perlutus, first described by Kloss in 1918, is found in southern Myanmar and peninsular Thailand.
Description
[edit]The banded woodpecker is a medium-sized woodpecker, measuring 23–26 cm (9.1–10.2 in) in length.[3]
Range and habitat
[edit]The banded woodpecker is found in southeastern Asia on the Thai and Malay peninsulas, and on the islands of Bangka, Belitung, Borneo, Java, Nias Island and Sumatra. Though most common below 1,000 m (3,300 ft), it regularly occurs as high as 1,700 metres (5,600 ft)*, and is found in a wide variety of forest types, including mangroves,
Behavior
[edit]Food and feeding
[edit]The banded woodpecker eats primarily ants (including ant larva) which it gleans from branches, vines, epiphytes and dead wood.[3] It sometimes joins mixed species flocks when foraging, typically associating with relatively large birds such as drongos and malkohas, though occasionally joining flocks containing only other woodpeckers. There appears to be no overt antagonistic behaviors between woodpeckers—even conspecifics—in these mixed flocks.[4]
Breeding
[edit]Like all woodpeckers, the banded woodpecker is a cavity nester; it often uses dead coconut palm trees as nest sites.[5] Breeding occurs from January through October.[3]
Voice
[edit]The banded woodpecker's call is a single short, sharp note, variously transcribed as kee[5] or kau, occasionally repeated at intervals of 3-10 seconds.[3]
Conservation and threats
[edit]Because of its large range and sizable population, the banded woodpecker is rated as a species of least concern by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.[6] Although its numbers have not been quantified, it is described as common in Borneo.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Winkler, Hans; Christie, David A. Woodpeckers. p. 10.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Picus miniaceus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b c d Myers, Susan (2009). Birds of Borneo. Princeton, NJ, US: Princeton University Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-691-14350-7.
- ^ Styring, Alison R.; Ickes, Kalan (September 2001). "Woodpecker Participation in Mixed Species Flocks in Peninsular Malaysia". The Wilson Bulletin. 113 (3): 342–345 – via JSTOR.
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