Summary ⁷

The Banded Woodpecker (Picus miniaceus) is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.

It is a common breeding resident in Singapore.

It inhabits forested areas.

This is a red woodpecker with olive back, yellow nape and barred underparts. The male has red ear coverts and a plain face, while the female lacks the red ear coverts and has white-spotted face.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips02?authkey=Gv1sRgCN2ljb7sgIm-qwE#5745000987582536066
2. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips?authkey=Gv1sRgCPOn8Zj6hvX1jwE#5743482540153436866
3. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tan Kok Hui
4. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips?authkey=Gv1sRgCPOn8Zj6hvX1jwE#5743009710347137746
5. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips?authkey=Gv1sRgCPOn8Zj6hvX1jwE#5741945064788166578
6. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/107386319100895694067/OurBirdingTrips02?authkey=Gv1sRgCN2ljb7sgIm-qwE#5744990169242392930
7. Adapted by Tan Kok Hui from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picus_miniaceus

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