Rufous Woodpecker bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBrown Woodpecker
Old latin name for birdCeleus brachyurus, Micropterus brachyurus, Picus brachyurus
OrderWoodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes
FamilyWoodpeckers / Picidae
GenusMicropternus
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionwidespread

Rufous Woodpecker bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Drumming, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Malaysia
  • 3.
    Drumming, song, © Greg Irving
    Thailand
  • 4.
    Call, song, © Conrad Pinto
    India
  • 5.
    Call, © Shanmukharaja M
    India
  • 6.
    Call, © Ramit Singal
    India
  • 7.
    Call, song, © Conrad Pinto
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Rufous Woodpecker

Rufous Woodpecker subspecies (10)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Micropternus brachyurus annamensisLaos, Cambodia and s Vietnam-No
Micropternus brachyurus badiosusn Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo) and Borneo-No
Micropternus brachyurus badiusMalay Pen., Sumatra, Nias (w of n Sumatra) and Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra)-No
Micropternus brachyurus brachyurusJava-No
Micropternus brachyurus fokiensisse China and n Vietnam-No
Micropternus brachyurus holroydiHainan I. (off se China)-No
Micropternus brachyurus humeinw India to w Nepal-No
Micropternus brachyurus jerdoniic, s India and Sri Lanka-No
Micropternus brachyurus phaiocepsc Nepal and ne India to sw, s China, n, e Thailand and Myanmar-No
Micropternus brachyurus williamsonisw, c Thailand-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliিয়যা কাঠকুড়াচর, খয়রা কাঠকুড়ালি
Catalanpicot rogenc
Chinese栗啄木鸟, 栗啄木鳥
Chinese (Traditional)栗啄木, 栗啄木鳥
Croatianpjegavogrla žuna
Czechdatel rezavý, Datel mravencožravý
DanishRustfarvet Spætte
DutchRosse Specht
EsperantoRuĝeca pego
Estoniansipelgarähn
Finnishaasiantöyhtötikka
FrenchPic brun
GermanAmeisenspecht, Rostspecht, Rötelspecht
IcelandicMauraspæta
IndonesianPelatuk kijang
ItalianPicchio rossastro, Picchio rossiccio
Japaneseクリチャゲラ
Lithuanianrusvasis kuoduotasis genys
MalayBurung Belatok Biji Nangka, Belatok Kecil, Burung Belatuk Biji Nangka, Belatuk Kecil, Belatuk Biji Nangka
Malayalamചെമ്പൻ മരംകൊത്തി, ചെമ്പന്‍  മരംകൊത്തി
Nepaliसानो तामे लाहा“चे
NorwegianMaurspett, maurspett
Norwegian NynorskMaurspett
Polishdzięcioł rdzawy, dzieciol rdzawy, rdzawodrwal
Portuguesepica-pau-ruivo, pica-pau-ferrugíneo
RussianРыжий дятел
SerbianKratkorepi crveni detlić
Slovakvlikáč krátkochvostý, mravcožlna krátkochvostá
SpanishCarpintero rufo
Swedishrostspett
TamilKarum Sivappu Maram Kothi
Thaiนกหัวขวานสีตาล
TurkishKızıl Ağaçkakan
Ukrainianятла руда
VietnameseGõ kiến nâu, Chim Gõ kiến nâu