Fulvous-breasted woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei

Description

Dendrocopos macei has black and white, striped colors. White face, black stripe and collar. Upper body black and white stripes. Lower body dark yellow with black streaks. The tail cover is black. The crown is red in males and black in females. Slice brown, upper beak bluish-black, lower beak bluish-gray, legs olive-colored.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

18 cm

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Piciformes

FAMILY

:

Picidae

GENUS

:

Dendrocopos

SPECIES

:

Dendrocopos macei

Distribution

Dendrocopos macei is usually found in open forests and secondary forests, as well as plantations.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Himalayas, India, and residents in Java and Bali up to an altitude of 2000 masl.

Habits and Lifestyle

Dendrocopos macei is a rather docile and approachable bird. Often seen in old trees pecking tree trunks in search of food

Lifestyle

–

Biome

Tropical Forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Dendrocopos macei feeds on various types of insects such as larvae, small scorpions, and ants

Diet : Insectivora

Mating Habits

Breed in January, April, October. Nests in the form of holes in trees. Eggs are white, 2-4 eggs.

Reproduction session : January, April, October

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 4 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

Dendrocopos macei has a fairly wide population distribution, so it is evaluated as the least concern on the IUCN red list.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Dendrocopos macei on The IUCN Red List site
  3. Caladi Ulam on Wikipedia article