Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus - Pic brun

Systematics

Order
:
Piciformes
Family
:
Picidés
Genus
:
Micropternus
Species
:
brachyurus

Descriptor

Vieillot, 1818

Biometrics

Size
: 25 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 55 à 84 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family.

Subspecific information 10 subspecies

Micropternus brachyurus brachyurus (Java)
Micropternus brachyurus jerdonii (c and s India, Sri Lanka)
Micropternus brachyurus humei (nw India to w Nepal)
Micropternus brachyurus phaioceps (c Nepal and ne India to sw and s China, n and e Thailand and Myanmar)
Micropternus brachyurus annamensis (Laos, Cambodia and s Vietnam)
Micropternus brachyurus fokiensis (se China and n Vietnam)
Micropternus brachyurus holroydi (Hainan I.. off se China.)
Micropternus brachyurus williamsoni (sw and c Thailand)
Micropternus brachyurus badius (Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung and Nias Is.)
Micropternus brachyurus badiosus (Borneo and n Natuna Is.)

Foreign names

Pic brun,
Carpintero rufo,
pica-pau-ruivo,
Rötelspecht,
Rosse Specht,
Picchio rossiccio,
rostspett,
Maurspett,
mravcožlna krátkochvostá,
datel rezavý,
Rustfarvet Spætte,
aasiantöyhtötikka,
picot rogenc,
rdzawodrwal,
Рыжий дятел,
Pelatuk kijang,
クリチャゲラ,
栗啄木鸟,
นกหัวขวานสีตาล,
栗啄木,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens