How big is a Black-and-buff Woodpecker?

The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is a small sized bird weighing about 53 g.

Where can you see a Black-and-buff Woodpecker?

The Black-and-buff Woodpecker occurs in 5 countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

What birds look similar to a Black-and-buff Woodpecker?

The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is most easily confused with the Buff-necked Woodpecker and the Zebra Woodpecker.

Is the Black-and-buff Woodpecker endangered?

The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

Meiglyptes jugularis

Woodpeckers · Piciformes · Rare

The Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis) is a rare woodpecker found in 5 countries, weighing about 53 g. The black-and-buff woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestcavity nest53 g

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 1 — Photo: Gerard Chartier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 2 — Photo: Gerard Chartier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 3 — Photo: Gerard Chartier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 4 — Photo: Gerard Chartier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 5 — Photo: Gerard Chartier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 6 — Photo: Gerard Chartier · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 7 — Photo: Tristan Jobin · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 8 — Photo: Tristan Jobin · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 9 — Photo: Sevin Dee · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis), photo 10 — Photo: Vsevolod Rudyi · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Black-and-buff Woodpecker

The black-and-buff woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is native to Southeast Asia.

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Where it lives

Thailand Vietnam Cambodia Laos

Recorded as a rare visitor in Myanmar (Burma).

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, November, December, with peak activity in February. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Black-and-buff Woodpecker look like?: The black-and-buff woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
How big is a Black-and-buff Woodpecker?: The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is a small sized bird weighing about 53 g.
Where can you see a Black-and-buff Woodpecker?: The Black-and-buff Woodpecker occurs in 5 countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.
What birds look similar to a Black-and-buff Woodpecker?: The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is most easily confused with the Buff-necked Woodpecker and the Zebra Woodpecker.
Is the Black-and-buff Woodpecker endangered?: The Black-and-buff Woodpecker is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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