PICIDAE

ORANGE-BACKED WOODPECKER

Location : Pulau Pinang

Date : ‎ 3 August 2025

Reinwardtipicus validus 30 cm Male xanthopygius: Long-neck; red crown/underparts, pale dorsal stripe.Female: Blackish crown, whitish back/rump, grey-brown below. Juvenile: Like female; male sometimes with some red on crown and orange-buff on rump. VOICE Trilled ki-i-i-i-i-i-ik. Drums in short, quite weak bursts. Squeaky anxious kit kit kit kit kit-it (sharply rising last note). HABITAT Broadleaved evergreen forest; up to 730 m. RANGE Un R S Thailand, Pen Malaysia; formerly Singapore.