Family Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Least Concern
Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis)
Taxonomy
French: Picumne roux German: Malaienmausspecht Spanish: Carpinterito malayo
Taxonomy:
Picumnus abnormis
Temminck
, 1825,Java
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Subspecies and Distribution
S. a. abnormis
(Temminck, 1825) – S Myanmar (Tenasserim) and adjacent SW Thailand S to Sumatra (including Belitung I), Borneo and W & C Java.
S. a. magnirostris
E. J. O. Hartert, 1901 – Nias I, off NW Sumatra.
Descriptive notes
8–9·5 cm; 7·2–12 g. Male has yellow forehead, sometimes with rufous admixed, yellowish-olive crown to hindneck; remainder of head and neck... read more
Voice
Single sharp “tsit” or “tic”, usually repeated; high-pitched rapid “... read more
Habitat
Secondary forest with old decaying trees, swamp-forest, to lesser extent primary forest; much... read more
Food and feeding
Ants and their larvae, and small bark beetles (Scolytidae); soft insects and their larvae; also spiders. Hunts singly, or in family parties... read more
Breeding
May–Aug; from Feb in Borneo. Nest excavated low down in dead branch, sapling or bamboo stem; 2 nest-holes in Peninsular Malaysia were... read more
Movements
Resident. In ringing studies in Malaysia, two females retrapped after several years only 800 m from... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Fairly common to common in Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo; common in Peninsular Malaysia, but absent from Singapore. Occurs in several... read more
Two subspecies recognized.