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| Buff-rumped Woodpecker Meiglyptes tristis grammithorax
- Sonogram |
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| Photographer : | © Amar-Singh HSS |
| Location : | primary forest, Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Date : |
25 February 2021 |
| English synonyms: | Fulvous-rumped Barred Woodpecker, Fulvous-rumped Woodpecker, Zebra Woodpecker, White-rumped Woodpecker (tristis) |
| Bird Family : | Picidae - Wrynecks, Piculets, Woodpeckers, Flamebacks & Yellownapes |
| Bird Group : | PICIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | I watched this pair for an extended period. They were often together foraging at almost ground level, on dead trees or very high up at the top of the forest canopy. They made calls, at times, as they flew from tree to tree; often both bird bursting out in a fast vocalisation that contained squeaks, quivering and fast trills. A call recording, a composite of three recordings, is here:
https://www.xeno-canto.org/624798
This sonogram and waveform of part of the recording shows the layered nature of the calls. Frank Lambert considers some of the notes as the birds’ song. I also heard their fast drumming but did not manage to record it.
- Amar |
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