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Buff-necked Woodpecker

Meiglyptes tukki

Near ThreatenedInvertebratesForestSmall · 53 g
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 1
Photo: Kai Squires · CC BY 4.0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 2
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 3
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 4
Photo: Mickey Wu · CC BY 4.0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 5
Photo: rashidchan · CC BY 4.0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 6
Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 7
Photo: Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC BY 4.0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 8
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 9
Photo: (c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Buff-necked Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tukki), photo 10
Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Buff-necked Woodpecker

The buff-necked woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Buff-necked Woodpecker lives

Regular range
Malaysia Thailand Indonesia Brunei Myanmar (Burma)

When to see the Buff-necked Woodpecker

Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Zebra Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) Zebra WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tristisThe zebra woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Black-and-buff Woodpecker (Meiglyptes jugularis) Black-and-buff WoodpeckerMeiglyptes jugularisThe black-and-buff woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae.

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