Woodpeckers

Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus

The Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) is an 86 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Woodpeckers

Order

Piciformes

Weight

86 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Recorded in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Nepal, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos.

Where to see it: National Botanical Garden (Dhaka) (Bangladesh); IIT Bombay (India); Gunung Panti Recreational Forest · Panti Bird Sanctuary and North Area (Malaysia); Sangla and Area (Nepal); Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary (Cambodia).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist