Family Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Least Concern
Banded Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum)
Taxonomy
French: Pic minium German: Mennigspecht Spanish: Pito miniado
Taxonomy:
Picus miniaceus
Pennant
, 1769,highlands of Java
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Subspecies and Distribution
C. m. perlutum
(Kloss, 1918) – S Myanmar (S Tenasserim) and peninsular Thailand.
C. m. malaccense
(Latham, 1790) – Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra (including Bangka and Belitung) and Borneo.
C. m. niasense
Büttikofer, 1896 – Nias I (off NW Sumatra).
C. m. miniaceum
(Pennant, 1769) – Java.
Descriptive notes
23–26 cm; 79–105 g. Male has reddish-brown forehead, dull red crown to nape, thin elongated crest feathers yellow at tips; sides of head and neck dark brown,... read more
Voice
Single “keek”; mournful descending “kwee” or “peew” in series of up to seven, as territorial call... read more
Habitat
Mainly dense primary (dipterocarp) evergreen forest; also secondary growth, forest edge and open... read more
Food and feeding
Ants and their eggs and larvae. Singly or in pairs, unobtrusive; partners may feed close together. Forages at all levels. Searches for food... read more
Breeding
Nov–Sept, e.g. in Peninsular Malaysia, excavation recorded Nov to May, active nests from early Jan, and nestlings Feb to late Aug (... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Uncommon to fairly common; rather uncommon in N of range; more frequent in S, common in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore; rare on... read more
Species name sometimes misspelt as mineaceus, and in the past miniatus, but original spelling is miniaceus, now with neuter ending to agree with gender of current genus. Proposed race dayak (from Landak, Borneo) inseparable from malaccense. Four subspecies recognized.